China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Monday, an assertion Seoul called "somewhat exaggerated", while Tokyo said there was no such discussion.

China, Japan, and South Korea made a rare show of public cooperation to combat President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods. The countries are looking to offset costs associated with Trump’s steep tariffs on automobile imports,

China, Japan, and South Korea will jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, reports Reuters, citing Chinese state media. The new United States tariffs are set to take effect on April 2. Comments from state media appeared after the three countries held their first economic dialogue in five years on Sunday,