China on Monday said it was on the right side of history in its gruelling trade war with the United States. Recall that the US President Donald Trump, since returning to the presidency in January, has imposed 10 per cent tariffs on most US trading partners and a separate 145 per cent levy on many products from China.

A top Chinese economic official asserted that Beijing is on the "right side of history" amidst its trade war with the United States, condemning Washington's "unilateralism and bullying." China vowed to fight "to the end" while acknowledging the strain on its export-dependent economy due to US tariffs,

Editor’s note: On April 9th Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause “and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%” for most countries. At the same time, he announced that America’s tariff on Chinese imports would rise to 125%.