Residents of China's capital city, Beijing, on Saturday showed indifference and defiance about United States President Donald Trump's recent decision to impose harsh new tariffs on the country, AFP reported.

On Friday, Trump unexpectedly announced that the United States would impose an extra 100 percent tariff on all imports from China starting from November 1, or possibly earlier, and also raised doubts about an upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

What do Beijing residents feel?

Meanwhile, residents of Beijing have reacted to Trump's tariff announcement.

"I felt nothing when I first saw the news," said Liu Ming, a 48-year-old employee in a software company told AFP.

“China isn't afraid of any US sanctions or policies aimed at limiting us. We have the confidence an

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