China's Commerce Ministry on Tuesday vowed to retaliate against fresh U.S. import tariffs set to take effect later in the day, reiterating its stance that the Trump administration was trying to "shift the blame" and "bully" Beijing over fentanyl flows.

President Trump has doubled tariffs on China to 20% and confirmed 25% duties on imports from Mexico and Canada, citing fentanyl trafficking and trade imbalances.

Chinas Commerce Ministry has strongly opposed new U.S. tariffs on Chinese products linked to fentanyl, calling them unreasonable and groundless. The ministry accused the U.S. of using the fentanyl crisis as a pretext