Beijing warned on Tuesday that it will retaliate if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans to reinstate steep tariffs on Chinese goods from 1 August, a move it said would unravel the fragile trade truce the two sides reached in June. In an editorial published by the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper People’s Daily and signed “Zhong Sheng” (Voice of China), the government argued that “dialogue and cooperation are the only correct path” and described tariffs—some topping 100 percent—as economic “bullying.” The piece added that China would “respond resolutely” not only to renewed U.S. duties but also to any country that strikes supply-chain or tariff deals with Washington that disadvantage Chinese firms. President Donald Trump has begun formally notifying trading partners that most of the duties postponed in April will come back into force next month. Beijing has until 12 August to reach an agreement with the White House that could prevent the higher levies, according to notices cited in the People’s Daily commentary. Tariff levels are already elevated: the Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates the average U.S. duty on Chinese exports at 51.1 percent, while China taxes U.S. goods at about 32.6 percent. Beijing also singled out Vietnam, which last week secured a cut in U.S. tariffs on its exports to 20 percent from 46 percent, with a 40 percent levy on goods transshipped through the country—an arrangement China said it would counter if it harmed its interests.