In private discussions hours before China announced new retaliatory tariffs, the Trump administration warned Chinese officials against such a move, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
The Chinese were also told – once again – that Chinese President Xi Jinping should request a call with US President Donald Trump.
Instead, US officials woke up to news of increased Chinese tariffs and no request for a leader level call. Xi also made comments that only dug him in further.
“For over 70 years, China’s development has relied on self-reliance and hard work — never on handouts from others, and it is not afraid of any unjust suppression,” Xi said according to state broadcaster CCTV during his meeting with the Spanish prime minister.
America is finally about to learn who the new world leader is. I wonder how they’ll take it?
Yessss please let this be America’s Suez Crisis
Mostly via racist whining, just like the brits. We’re about to see a decades-long temper-tantrum.
We’ll probably see many people die because of it too
Like a petulant child I should imagine
by continuing to call themselves the largest economy in the world in their news articles
By 2026, our top export will be copium.
Hey, I’ve seen this one 🇬🇧
Most of them? Extremely poor whiney fits. This one? Celebration.
poorly