Silence & compromise will embolden the bully-Chinese envoy targets US over 50% tariff on India

The comments by the Chinese ambassador come as ties between India and the US have hit a rough patch. US President Donald J. Trump followed the announcement of a 25 percent baseline tariff on Indian goods with a threat to impose a punitive secondary tariff of 25 percent citing New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil and defence systems. "The US has long benefitted from free trade. Now it is using tariffs as a bargaining chip on countries including India ... China is against such use of tariffs. Silence and compromise will only embolden the bully. China stands with India,"…