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

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.

In a world increasingly shaped by fractured alliances, three Asian neighbors - China, Japan, and South Korea - have quietly revived a long-dormant trilateral dialogue. The 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting was held in Seoul recently.