China says that it will fight till the end if US keeps escalating tensions

Comments by China's commerce ministry

• China will firmly defend national interest
• Hopes that US will correct its wrong practices
• Says that US sincerity is in doubt
• Says that US sent contradictory messages on trade talks

Fighting words once again from China but we've already heard similar paraphrases of the headline comment over the past week already. With regards to rare earth exports, China is still being coy about the issue and saying that it is "willing to meet reasonable demand from other countries". Definitely plenty of undertone in that remark.