China warns it’s ‘ready for any type of war’ after Trump’s speech

China has signaled it is prepared for ‘any type of war’ with America just as Donald Trump’s 100-minute speech to Congress came to an end.

Xi Jinping issued a warning to the US, a move that showed a deepening rift between the two global superpowers.

The shift in tone comes in response to the Trump administration doubling tariffs on all Chinese imports to 20%, citing the country’s failure to stop the export of chemicals used in the production of fentanyl.

‘If the US truly wants to solve the fentanyl issue, then the right thing to do is to consult with China by treating each other as equals,’ China’s embassy in the US tweeted.

If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we are ready to fight till the end.’

China vowed to ‘fight until the end’ and dismissed the fentanyl crisis as a justification for tariff increases on Chinese imports.

Responding immediately, it announced additional tariffs of 10%-15% on a wide range of US products including meats, grains, cotton, fruit, vegetables and dairy products.

Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had earlier warned that ‘pressuring, coercion or threats’ are not the right way to deal with his country.

‘Intimidation does not scare us. Bullying does not work on us,’ he wrote on X.

‘Anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating. If the US truly wants to solve the fentanyl issue, then the right thing to do is to consult with China by treating each other as equals.’

Jian urged the Trump administration to ‘stop being domineering and return to the right track’ of dialogue and cooperation at an early date.