China warned the Trump administration on Tuesday against reigniting trade tension by restoring tariffs on its goods next month, and threatened to retaliate against nations that strike deals with the United States to cut China out of supply chains.

China on Tuesday warned the Donald Trump administration against reigniting trade tensions by reinstating tariffs on its goods from August, and threatened to retaliate against nations that strike deals with the United States to exclude China from their supply chains.

President Donald Trump threatened to add a 10% tariff rate on BRICS-aligned countries. The term first applied to 4 countries but the group expanded.