China’s reliance on trade for growth faces fresh challenges as the United States and many other countries have raised tariffs on Chinese goods.

The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China’s president appears unlikely to make a similar call soon.

More recently, China retaliated to the US trade war by announcing tariffs on 80 US products. China is set to place 15 per cent tariffs on certain energy exports, including coal, natural gas and petroleum. An additional 10 per cent tariffs will be placed on 72 manufactured products including trucks, motor homes and agricultural machinery.

Beijing issued the forceful statement following the Trump administration's move to double the tariffs already in place for Chinese imports.

In seeking an accord with U.S., Beijing wants to avoid becoming isolated like the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty

China's commerce minister says Beijing will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather tariffs and other challenges, though there are “no winners in a trade war."

As US President Donald Trump ratcheted up economic pressure on China over the past week, Beijing sent back its own message: Its rise won’t be interrupted.

On Tuesday, the U.S. doubled its tariffs on Chinese imports to 20 percent. China in return imposed additional 15 percent duties on American goods.

China imposed tariffs up to 100% on canola, pork and other Canadian goods in retaliation for Canada's steep taxes on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum. This measure, effective March 20,