https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-11/u-s-china-trade-talks-said-to-stall-as-tariff-dispute-escalates
Quote: “China has said many times that the premise for negotiations is honoring one’s word. To my knowledge, the two sides haven’t been in touch to renew talks,” Gao Feng, spokesman of Ministry of Commerce said at a press conference in Beijing. “We don’t want to have a trade war. We are not afraid of one, and we will fight one if forced to,” he said.