On Thursday at his keynote national day speech, Lai said the People's Republic of China had no right to represent Taiwan, but that the island was willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change, striking both a firm and conciliatory tone, drawing anger from China.

China is weighing additional trade measures against Taiwan after the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday it would consider further steps against the self-ruled island. The announcement comes two days after Beijing slammed a speech made by Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te during the island's national day ceremonies.

Donald Trump has crticized trade arrangements with China, but Bibles he has promoted were made there. The Bibles were in Oklahoma controversy.

Global trade records show a publisher in China's eastern city of Hangzhou shipped close to 120,000 of the Trump Bible to the United States between early February and late March.

Thousands of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bibles were reportedly printed in China, a country the former president has accused of stealing American jobs. About the Bibles: The Bibles were reportedly printed in Hangzhou,

China urged the European Union on Saturday not to conduct separate negotiations over the price of China-made electric vehicles sold in the EU, warning that this would "shake the foundations" of bilateral tariff negotiations.

China on Saturday warned the European Union against holding unilateral price talks with individual car manufacturers on top of negotiations with Beijing about countervailing duties on Chinese electric car imports.