'Unilateral bullying': Xi's first reaction after Trump's 145 per cent tariffs on China, urges EU to co-operate

In the wake of US President Donald Trump's tariffs reaching 145 per cent, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his first reaction, has called it 'unilateral bullying', urging Europe to stand with Beijing. Jinping made the remarks during his meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, as he called upon the European Union to cooperate with China more closely to tackle the emerging trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. Jinping urged the EU to "work together to safeguard economic globalization and the international trading environment", Xinhua reports.

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