China threatens retaliation if US imposes steel, aluminum tariffs

China state-run news agency Xinhua report quotes Wang Hejun, a senior official at China's Commerce Minister, as saying that China will take necessary steps to defend its rights if the United States' final decision (on tariffs) hurts Chinese interests. 

Bloomberg reported on Friday that Commerce Department has recommended a 23.5 percent duty on Chinese and Russian aluminum. 

President Trump will likely make a decision on the steel recommendations by April 11, and on the aluminum recommendations by April 19.