Beijing accused the United States on Friday of exerting "tariff pressure and blackmail" after President Donald Trump's latest threat to slap an extra duty of 10% on imports from China, citing a continued flow of fentanyl into the country.

The U.S. next week will impose an additional 10% tariff on imports from China over its role in the fentanyl trade, the president said.

China’s officials condemned President Trump for his decision to add a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports over the country’s alleged complicity in the international smuggling of fentanyl, a

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the U.

President Donald Trump says his 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports will go into effect as scheduled on March 4th, unless imports of drugs including fentanyl are stopped or “seriously limited.”

U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese imports, citing ongoing fentanyl smuggling. Starting March 4, a 25% tariff will apply to Mexican and Canadian goods,

President Donald Trump said Thursday that tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico will increase sharply on Tuesday and, in an unexpected move, also announced an additional 10 percent tax on Chinese goods that will take effect then.

In response to the ongoing fentanyl crisis, U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada. These tariffs, set for March 4, aim to pressure these nations to curb drug flows into the U.

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China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized the U.S. for using the fentanyl issue as a pretext to threaten China. Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian also noted that there are no winners in trade and tariff wars.

Trump's new tariff threat are of fresh tariffs which come in addition to the previous 10 per cent one levied on February 4.