China has accused the United States of “weaponising tariffs” after Washington slapped a 50% duty on Indian imports, escalating a trade clash that threatens to redraw supply chains across Asia. Speaking in New Delhi, Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong called the move “unfair and unreasonable”, even as analysts suggest Beijing could quietly benefit from the deepening…
China’s Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Monday lashed out at the US for its 50 per cent tariff on India and invited Indian businesses to China to promote their products and invest in Beijing. Talking at a press conference in New Delhi, Xu suggested an open flow of trade between India and China. “We…
Just a year ago, it would perhaps have taken a big leap of faith for PM Narendra Modi to travel to China. The two countries’ relationship was still on ventilator. The border was relatively quiet, but disengagement of troops at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh was still incomplete.Now, as Modi gets ready to…
India received support from unlikely quarters amid Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff moves after Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong called the US a “bully” as it doubled the tariffs on New Delhi to 50%. “Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile,” Xu said, pointedly criticising the White House without naming Trump. The remark is…
NEW DELHI: The recent tensions over the Dalai Lama‘s announcement that China will have no role in his reincarnation seemed set to intensify with the Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, rejecting his statement and also the support expressed by Union minister Kiren Rijiju for the Tibetan spiritual leader‘s decision.While Rijiju had clarified that he…