China seems to be not backing down from President Trump’s recent promise of a trade investigation of Beijing’s technology policies defiantly saying that they will “resolutely safeguard” their country’s interests. Trade groups for technology companies welcomed Trump's order Monday but the Chinese Commerce Ministry said it violated the spirit of international trade and Washington's World Trade Organization commitments. The ministry said Beijing will take "all appropriate measures" if Chinese companies are hurt but gave no details. Trump told U.S. trade officials to look into whether to launch a formal investigation into whether Beijing improperly requires foreign companies to hand over technology in exchange for market access. The Commerce Ministry complained Trump's order was "strong unilateralism" that violated the spirit of multinational trade agreements.

Source: Fox News August 15, 2017 09:33 UTC