BANGKOK (AP) — China did not back down Monday in a back-and-forth with the U.S. over trade, calling for U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw his latest threat of a 100% tariff and other export control measures announced over the weekend.

China has reported that its economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand.

Trade tensions between the US and China have flared up again. TD Epoch's Kevin Hebner explains why this ongoing dispute isn’t just about trade, but a strategic contest.

U .S. soybean farmers headed into harvest season facing a problem possibly more daunting than a drought or a tornado. China, the top global buyer of soybeans, has moved away from American beans in the heart of the selling season.

"Yet Xi’s latest trade war tactic may be tipping the geostrategic balance back toward the US as companies around the world think better of doing business in China generally."

Tensions between the U.S. and China escalated in the weeks leading up to a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Canada offered tariff relief on some steel and aluminum products imported from the U.S. and China, a government document showed, in efforts to help domestic businesses battered by a trade war on two fronts.

President Donald Trump, during his long flight to Asia, said he hopes to work out a trade deal with China and assistance in getting Russia to end war with Ukraine.