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.

China has issued a firm warning to the Trump administration, urging it not to revive trade tensions by reinstating tariffs on Chinese goods from next month. Beijing has also threatened to retaliate against nations that form agreements with the United States to exclude China from supply chains.

China cautioned the Trump administration against re-escalating trade tensions by re-imposing tariffs on Chinese goods next month.