China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

Xi Warns US Will Isolate Itself

Chinese President Xi Jinping. ©  Ken Ishii – Pool/Getty Images The United States risks isolating itself by pursuing unilateral trade restrictions, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Friday during a visit of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Beijing. The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched an escalating tariff war with China, imposing a total of 145% in duties on Chinese imports this week. Beijing has retaliated by …

China’s President Xi to Trump: ‘There are no winners in a tariff war’

China slapped the United States with a new tariff, raising the tax on American goods to 125%. It comes after the White House raised tariffs on China to 145%. Chinese President Xi Jinping responded to President Donald Trump for the first time saying it doesn’t fear economic suppression but “there are no winners in a tariff war.” NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.

Xi Urges EU to Help China Oppose Tariff Bullying

Xi's plea came a day after Australia rejected a similar offer from Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian, who argued joint resistance is the only way to stop the hegemonic and bullying behavior of the U.S.

Xi Jinping has struck a defiant tone in his first public comments on the trade war with the US, saying his country is "not afraid" and urging the European Union to jointly defend globalization and oppose "unilateral acts of intimidation", in a clear allusion to US President Donald Trump's tariff policies, foreign news agencies write. "There are no winners in a trade war, and going against the world will only lead to self-isolation," Xi told Span…

Beijing will not bow to the pressure of US President Trump so quickly, but wants to assert its influence in the world in conflict with the US. For the time being, the population is behind the CP leadership.

China, ‘Not Afraid’ of Trade War With Trump, Matches Tariffs Against U.S. Goods

‘There are no winners in a trade war, and going against the world will only lead to self-isolation,’ President Xi says.