The European Union, the world's largest trading bloc, has rejected the idea of allying with Beijing against Washington
China's government has a multi-billion dollar set of state-backed funds that contribute to technology investment
Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Korea stand out with the largest exposure to a drop in China's exports to the US
Beijing and Washington are both looking to reduce trade deficit
Spat comes shortly after high-level US delegation returned from two days in Beijing with little to show for talks aimed at averting a trade war between the world's two biggest economies
US has a massive trade deficit of about USD 500 billion per annum with China
The Commerce Ministry decided to launch anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes into US' sorghum in early February
Chinese state media had slammed Trump's threat of more trade action as "ridiculous"
The US government had issued a notice seeking public comments for imposition of 25 per cent additional customs duty on 1,600 items
China's Ministry of Commerce said it was suspending its obligations to the WTO to reduce tariffs on 120 US goods, including fruit and ethanol
Alarm over a possible trade war between the world's two largest economies has chilled financial markets
China is the world's biggest market for smartphones and a crucial customer base of Qualcomm's chips for mobile phones
Can India export entirely on its own terms, coddling domestic manufacturers while blocking imports? No, that's not going to happen
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Wednesday the US is not starting a trade war but trying to level the playing field of global commerce
US has rarely used the trade tool since the World Trade Organisation began operations in 1995