There is the possibility of a trade war with China, but that's not the objective: US Treasury Secretary said

Beijing. April 9. Silkroadnews - There is the possibility of a trade war with China, but that's not the objective, the Kazakh Telegraph Agency (KazTAG) reports citing U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
To remind, on March 23 a memorandum on the introduction of additional tariffs on made-in China products came into force signed by U.S. President D. Trump. Washington says its actions are responsive to the alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property by the Chinese side. In response, on April 2, Beijing imposed tariffs on 128 items of American products. The parties do not intend to stop, threatening each other with new trade restrictions, and in the World Trade Organization officials have already seen signs of a trade war in the actions by the United States and China. On April 6 China’s authorities stated if the trade war with the United States begins, Beijing will respond to Washington with “tough counterattack.”