China threatens consequences after Trump pushes for NATO tariffs

Lin Jian, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks at the ministry's daily briefing. China has strongly condemned Israel's airstrike on the Qatari capital Doha.

BEIJING/MANILA (dpa): China has threatened consequences after US President Donald Trump demanded that all NATO countries impose high tariffs on Chinese goods and stop buying Russian oil.

If China's interests are harmed, the People's Republic will take countermeasures and defend its security and development interests, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday in Beijing.