China, US seek to portray each other as bullies at UN

24/4/2025 6:10

China and the

United States accused each other of unfair trade practices at an

informal United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, seeking

to portray each other as global bullies amid their escalating

trade war.



China convened the meeting on "the impact of unilateralism

and bullying practices on international relations" as it pursues

a hardline stance against Washington after U.S. President Donald

Trump imposed steep tariffs on items imported from China.



Trump has also imposed a blanket 10% tariff on all other

U.S. imports and higher duties on steel, aluminum and autos, a

move that China's U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong said puts "U.S.

interests above the common good of the international community."



"We cannot allow things to be dictated by whoever has a

bigger fist," Fu said. "Bullying the weak, threats and coercion,

and imposing one's will on others will not win popular support,

and will ultimately backfire."



The United States dismissed China's meeting as a

"performative maneuver" lacking substance or credibility. U.S.

diplomat Ting Wu accused China of using unilateral unfair trade

practices that hurt market economies around the world.



"China claims to be a developing country, while it

simultaneously weaponizes its donor status and development

projects to bully developing Member States," she said. "No more.

President Trump is resetting the trade environment so that China

can no longer take advantage."