<span style="color: #222222;">China today said it would continue to counter-attack as Washington imposed new tariffs on 16 billion dollar worth of its goods, further inflaming trade tensions.<br />''The Chinese Commerce Ministry in a statement said the US moves were "clearly suspected" of violating World Trade Organization rules. The statement added that China would file a lawsuit against US under the WTO's dispute resolution mechanism.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Beijing had earlier said that it would impose retaliatory tariffs on 16 billion dollar of US goods at the exact same time as the US levies came into force.</span><br />'' <br />