India, July 7 -- China on Monday said the BRICS grouping is not seeking "confrontation", responding to US President Donald Trump's threat to impose an additional 10% tariff on countries aligning with the bloc's "anti-America" policies.

"Regarding the imposition of tariffs, China has repeatedly stated its position that trade and tariff wars have no winners and protectionism offers no way forward," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, reported news agency AFP.

Beijing's statement came after Trump warned of punitive tariffs against countries adopting what he called "anti-American" BRICS policies. His latest threat follows the BRICS 2025 Summit in Brazil, where member states condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nu...