Beijing, April 21 -- Amid the ongoing trade war, China on Monday has warned that it firmly opposes any trade deals with the United States at the expense of Beijing's intests, state media reported, adding that it will slap countermeasures in "resolute and reciprocal manner" against coutries which strive to "appease" Washington.

Under the guise of so-called "reciprocity," the United States has been recently arbitrarily imposing tariffs on all its trading partners while pressuring them to engage in so-called "reciprocal tariff" negotiations, an official spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said, according to Xinhua news agency.

The spokesperson was responding to reports that the United States is preparing to pressure other countri...