Such actions did not surprise the Chinese government, companies and people, as we have believed that a trade war does not help solve any problem, but could only do harm to the others while not benefiting the inflictor, resulted in collateral damage to the whole.
From the perspective of China, though in theory the US could raise the tariffs on Chinese exports to the maximum, the impacts on China’s economy would be very limited. Firstly, the vast majority of China’s exports to the US are suitable for domestic sale.