China says the US has "severely violated" their trade truce and that it will take strong measures to defend its interests. China's Ministry of Commerce said Washington has "seriously undermined" the agreement reached during talks in Geneva last month, when both countries lowered tariffs on goods imported from each other.

The truce between the U.S. and China for a 90-day tariff reprieve looks to be crumbling. Both sides say the other is in violation of the agreement that ratcheted tariffs down from