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BEIJING — China cannot hold talks with Washington on ending their escalating trade dispute while the United States “holds a knife” to Beijing’s neck by imposing tariff hikes, a Chinese official said Sept. 25.

President Donald Trump wants to move ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as soon as a public comment period concludes next week, according to six people familiar with the matter.

The Trump administration is putting trade negotiations with China on the back burner while focusing first on resolving issues in the North American hemisphere, reaching a breakthrough agreement between the United States and Mexico.

China confirmed that it will impose 25% additional tariffs on $16 billion worth of imports from the United States from Aug. 23, matching an earlier move from Washington in another ratchet higher for the trade war between the nations.

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing his trade conflict with China toward a point where neither side can back down.

The world’s two largest economies are set to slide deeper into a trade conflict July 6 that’s roiled markets and cast a shadow over the global growth outlook.

Full Truck Alliance Group, China’s biggest app for Uber-like truck services, raised $1.9 billion in funding to fuel its expansion, sources familiar with the matter said.

On Nov. 27, China’s two largest apps for delivering Uber-like services for truckers and cargo owners agreed to merge. The resulting $2 billion behemoth is likely to reduce delays, cut down on pollution and improve life for the country’s 30 million truck drivers.

Wang Gang, a backer of Yunmanman and an angel investor in ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, is the top candidate to become CEO if the companies merge, officials said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Harassing phone calls, spam text messages and police investigations — the fight between China’s Uber-for-trucks apps is getting nasty.