China is seeking to coordinate its response to U.S. tariffs with Japan and South Korea, Chinese state media said.

South Korea's acting president Han Duck-soo ordered on April 3 an "all-out" response to the United States' higher-than-expected reciprocal tariffs on imports from the country.

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.