RPT-China shares clock monthly decline amid tariff threats <!-- no image --> <div>China stocks traded mixed on Friday, as investor optimism over signs of fresh Sino-U.S. trade negotiations was shadowed by Washington's firm decision to go ahead with additional tariffs on Chinese imports starting Sept. 1.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=YtnlebPUwvA:nrZY1pov-nQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=YtnlebPUwvA:nrZY1pov-nQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=YtnlebPUwvA:nrZY1pov-nQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=YtnlebPUwvA:nrZY1pov-nQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=YtnlebPUwvA:nrZY1pov-nQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/YtnlebPUwvA" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters