'Silence only emboldens the bully': Chinese envoy says 'firmly oppose' US tariffs

Xu Feihong also said that tariff and trade “wars” were disrupting the global economic and trade system. (Image: Screengrab @ANI/X) Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Thursday accused the United States of acting like a "bully", saying Washington had long enjoyed the benefits of free trade but was now weaponising tariffs as "bargaining chips." "US has long been benefited greatly from free trade but now uses tariffs as bargaining chips to demand exorbitant prices from various countries. The US imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on India, and has even threatened for more. China firmly opposes it….