China's government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration's imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict.

Beijing's Commerce and Finance ministries said China will challenge the decision before the World Trade Organization and take unspecified "countermeasures"

BEIJING: Donald Trump’s new tariffs will probably not have a major impact on China’s economy but may herald the opening salvo of another bruising trade war with Beijing, analysts say.