DONALD Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on "at least" another $300bn worth of goods today - as a Beijing propaganda campaign painted the US as evil bullies.
Tensions between the world's two largest economies have soared sharply since talks aimed at ending a festering trade war broke down in early May.
"Our talks with China, a lot of interesting things are happening. We'll see what happens… I could go up another at least $300 billion and I'll do that at the right time," Trump told reporters.
"But I think China wants to make a deal and I think Mexico wants to make a deal badly," he said before boarding Air Force One on his way to France for the D-Day commemorations.
"When you have the money, when you have the product, when you have the thing that everybody wants, you're in a position to do very well with tariffs, and that's where we are," he continued.
"We're the piggy bank. The United States is the piggy bank. It has all the money that others want to take from us, but they're not taking it so easy anymore. It's a lot different."
China's Commerce Ministry has already vowed Beijing will have to adopt necessary countermeasures if Washington escalates trade tensions.
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