In an editorial published on April 29, 2025, in The Indian Express, China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, urged India to join China in resisting what he described as “Washington’s bullying” in global trade.
The ambassador’s remarks come as the United States escalates its tariff and trade war with China, imposing new duties on Chinese semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, and critical minerals. Xu warned that these measures are pushing the global economy to a “dangerous crossroads,” threatening the stability of international trade and disproportionately harming developing nations like India.
Xu’s piece, titled “Stand Up to Washington’s Bullying,” accused the U.S. of wielding tariffs and sanctions as tools of economic coercion to maintain its global dominance.
Chinese Ambassador also narrated the BRICS economic potential that is now half of the global population and termed it as double that the G7 economic volume. He also called the US unilateral tariff is a violation of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The ambassador highlighted the shared economic interests of China and India, two of the world’s largest emerging economies. He noted that both nations face similar challenges from U.S. trade policies, including threats of retaliatory tariffs. In recent months, the U.S. has raised concerns over India’s digital services taxes and pharmaceutical pricing policies, hinting at potential duties on Indian exports. Xu argued that India, like China, risks becoming a target of Washington’s “arbitrary” trade measures unless it takes a stand. “The world is bigger than the United States,” he asserted, urging New Delhi to deepen economic cooperation with Beijing to build a more equitable global trade system.
Xu emphasized China’s commitment to fair competition, rejecting U.S. accusations of market dumping and intellectual property theft. He pointed to China’s investments in green technology and its role as a leading supplier of affordable electric vehicles as evidence of its contribution to global innovation. “China does not seek to dominate markets but to compete fairly,” he wrote, contrasting this with what he called Washington’s “hegemonic” approach. The ambassador also praised India’s growing manufacturing sector, particularly in electronics and renewable energy, and proposed increased bilateral trade in these areas to counter U.S. market restrictions.
The editorial comes at a sensitive time in U.S.-India relations. While New Delhi has strengthened its strategic partnership with Washington through the Quad alliance, trade disputes have strained ties. The U.S. Trade Representative’s 2025 report flagged India’s digital taxes and agricultural policies as barriers to market access, prompting threats of tariffs on Indian goods like textiles and pharmaceuticals.
Meanwhile, India and China have been working to stabilize their own relationship following the 2020 Galwan Valley clash, with recent agreements to resume border patrols and boost trade. Bilateral trade between the two nations reached $130 billion in 2024, though India remains wary of its trade deficit with China.
