‘Give the bully an inch, he will…': Chinese ambassador after Donald Trump's 50% US tariff on India
Taking a sharp swipe at Donald Trump, Xu Feihong called him a "bully" and posted on social media X.
"Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile," the envoy wrote without mentioning any name.
He also shared a snippet from a recent phone call between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and the Brazilian president's chief advisor.
In the conversation, Yi reportedly said that using tariffs to suppress other nations violates the UN charter and weakens the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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