The words from Beijing on Saturday were harsh. Donald Trump’s latest move to raise tariffs yet again has brought a sharp rebuke from China’s Commerce Ministry:

“Such unilateral and bullying trade protectionism and maximum pressure violates the consensus reached by head of China and United States, violates the principle of mutual respect and mutual benefit, and seriously damages the multilateral trade system and the normal international trade order.

“China strongly urges the United States not to misjudge the situation or underestimate determination of the Chinese people.”

China said on Saturday it strongly opposes Washington’s decision to levy additional tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods and warned the United States of consequences if it does not end its “wrong actions.” https://t.co/c5kboSzLrP

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Trump arrived Saturday morning in France for a meeting of G-7 leaders where most of the talk will be over the escalating trade war and its impact on the global economy.

Trump also reiterated, via Twitter, he had the power to force U.S. companies to leave China. From The New York Times:

“As he arrived in France for the annual meeting of the Group of 7 powers, Mr. Trump posted a message on Twitter citing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, a law originally passed as part of a congressional effort to define and restrain presidential assertions of power not to enable a president to cut off economic ties with a trading partner because of a disagreement over tariffs.“