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Are there signs that China is preparing for war? 

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"If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end," wrote a statement by China's ministry of foreign affairs in Beijing yesterday, then shared by the Chinese US embassy on X.  
 
With the messy diplomacy of Trump's America and his impending tariffs on China, how will President Xi Jinping navigate the tit-for-tat on trade? More importantly, is he preparing for something much more dangerous?  
 
Nicole Johnston is our correspondent based in Beijing. She joins Niall Paterson to discuss. 
 
Producer: Soila Apparicio 
Editor: Philly Beaumont