US President Donald Trump last week threatened China with the extra 10% duty set to take effect on Tuesday, resulting in a cumulative 20% tariff, and accused Beijing of not doing enough to halt the flow of fentanyl into America, which China said was tantamount to "blackmail."
"China is studying and formulating relevant countermeasures in response to the US threat of imposing an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products under the pretext of fentanyl," Global Times reported on Monday, citing an anonymous source.
"The countermeasures will likely include both tariffs and a series of non-tariff measures, and US agricultural and food products will most likely be listed," the report added.
China's commerce ministry and the US embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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