China says will protect its interests amid US trade probe

China's Commerce Minister Zhong Shan delivers his speech during the opening ceremony for the Sino-German Center for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on May 11, 2017. (AFP)

BEIJING: China’s Commerce Ministry said on Saturday the country will take necessary steps to protect itself if a final US decision on imposing steep curbs on steel and aluminum imports from China and other countries affects China’s interests.
The ministry added that the US Commerce Department report was “baseless” and did not accord with the facts.