China dismisses US tariff ‘numbers game’

Washington’s policy will go down “as a joke in the history of world economics,” according to Beijing

China likened the United States’ tariff policy to a ‘numbers game’ with no practical meaning after the administration of US President Donald Trump imposed multiple rounds of duties on Chinese imports over the past few weeks.

In a statement on Friday, the Chinese government accused Washington of using tariffs as a weapon for bullying and coercion...