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FILE PHOTO: Chinese officials prepare the flags for the China-U.S. bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo (Reuters)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Friday said that putting pressure on Beijing over trade won't work, after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to quickly ramp up a trade war between the two countries. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments at a daily news briefing in Beijing. Bloomberg reported that Trump has told aides he is ready to impose tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese imports as soon as a public comment period on the plan ends next week. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Writing by Christian Shepherd; Editing by Sam Holmes)