China is preparing countermeasures against new U.S. tariffs, focusing on American agricultural exports, according to the state-backed Global Times. This move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an

China has American agricultural exports in its cross hairs as it prepares countermeasures against fresh U.S. import tariffs, China's state-backed Global Times reported, raising the stakes in an escalating trade war between the world's top two economies.

Trump's announcement left Beijing with less than a week to come up with countermeasures or strike a deal. The proposed extra levies also coincide with the start to China's annual