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New Delhi<\/strong>: In a surprising display of solidarity, China has publicly backed India in its ongoing trade dispute with the United States, with a Chinese diplomat calling the U.S. a “bully” that will “take a mile” if given “an inch.” This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed new, steep tariffs on Indian goods, escalating a trade conflict primarily stemming from India’s continued purchase of Russian oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Delhi: In a surprising display of solidarity, China has publicly backed India in its ongoing trade dispute with the United States, with a Chinese diplomat calling the U.S. a “bully” that will “take a mile” if given “an inch.” This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed new, steep tariffs on Indian goods,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n
The Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, directly criticized the U.S. without naming Trump, suggesting that Washington’s aggressive use of tariffs violates international trade norms and threatens the sovereignty of nations like India and Brazil, which have also been targeted. This rare alignment between China and India, two nations with a history of border disputes, highlights a potential shift in their relationship driven by shared opposition to U.S. trade policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beijing has consistently opposed the use of tariffs as a weapon and has, in this case, found common ground with New Delhi. Chinese state media and diplomats have criticized the U.S. for what they call “tariff abuse” and “unilateral hegemony,” while endorsing an editorial that stated India’s sovereignty is non-negotiable and its foreign policy choices cannot be manipulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. has been accused of double standards, as it has imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil while China, a larger purchaser of the same, has been spared similar penalties. This has led to growing frustration in New Delhi and has prompted some to suggest that the U.S. is pushing India closer to China, despite Washington’s long-term strategy of positioning India as a regional counterweight to Beijing.
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