Give the bully an inch…: China envoy to India slams Trump over tariffs

"Give the bully an inch (and) he will take a mile," Xu wrote on X, referring to a phone conversation between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Brazil’s top foreign policy adviser, Celso Amorim. The two diplomats jointly condemned Washington’s tariff moves.

During the phone call, Wang Yi did not name the United States directly but criticised the use of tariffs "as a weapon to suppress other countries." He added that such practices "violate the UN Charter and the WTO’s rules," according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry.

Wang said China "firmly supports" Brazil in "resisting the bullying practices of arbitrary tariffs" and expressed confidence in the BRICS grouping -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- as a platform to strengthen cooperation among developing nations.