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A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry denounced the US’ tariff threat at a press conference on October 13. As regards the US’ threat that it might additionally levy a 100% tariff on Chinese goods from November 1, he said that the US has recently come out with a series of restrictive measures and sanctions in succession to severely encroach upon the interests of China. Censuring the US for threatening China again with a high tariff instead of reflecting on its behaviour, he emphasized that if the US persists in such conduct, China will take corresponding countermeasures to defend its legitimate rights and interests. The Pyongyang Times, launched on May 6, 1965, is the DPRK's only English newspaper. It gives latest, detailed information about what is going on in the country in politics, the economy, culture and other sectors. And the paper also provides a vast knowledge of the nooks and crannies of Pyongyang.