China has vowed to fight to the “bitter end” in a trade war with the US, announcing up to 15 per cent tariffs on American imports.Beijing had threatened to impose countermeasures and reiterated its firm opposition after Trump announced additional 10 per cent levies on Chinese imports.

The retaliatory tariffs mark a new trade war under the Trump administration; Trump has vowed that his tariffs will remain in place until the countries he is targeting crack down o