India, April 10 -- China's National Film Administration (NFA) on Thursday announced an immediate restriction on imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for US President Donald Trump's escalation of US tariffs on imported Chinese goods.

According to a Reuters report, China has been importing 10 Hollywood movies annually for the last three decades. The NFA said that Donald Trump's tariffs would sour domestic demand for American cinema.

"We will follow market rules, respect the audience's choices, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported," the NFA said on its website.

The move comes as Trump increased the tariffs imposed on China to 125 per cent, even though he announced a pause to his measures for other countries for...