Analysis: From laptops to phones, China has a stranglehold on tech components - and it won't take trade war lying down The intention of China's retaliatory tariffs against the US is to send a message they won't take Trump's trade war "lying down", says Asia correspondent Nicole Johnston. "Up until this point, they had been relatively restrained in the language that they had used towards the US, now they're getting stronger. "They've said that it is in bad nature, that it is trade protectionism and unilateralism." There are still a few days until the Chinese tariffs take effect on 10...