China looks like it got off easy in President Trump’s first broadside in a new trade war. But few in Beijing expect it to be the last. Instead, Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on Chinese imports by an additional 10% is likely an opening salvo in what is expected to be the most significant front in the president’s broader battle to reshape the global economic landscape to his liking.

China’s Ministry of Commerce said it would file a legal case at the World Trade Organization, but signaled it still wanted a stable relationship with the U.S.