China's new U.N. envoy says Beijing ready to fight U.S. on trade

China's new ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said on Friday that if the United States wanted to fight China on trade, "then we will fight" and warned that Beijing was prepared to take countermeasures over new U.S. tariffs.

"China's position is very clear that if the U.S. wishes to talk, then we will talk, if they want to fight, then we will fight," he told reporters. "We definitely will take whatever necessary countermeasures to protect our fundamental right, and we also urge the United States to come back to the right track in finding the right solution in the right way."