Overview

• Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong said Beijing fully opposes U.S. duties of up to 50% on Indian goods and vowed that China will firmly stand with India to uphold WTO principles.
• Xu characterized Washington as a bully and warned that silence or compromise would embolden such tactics, marking a rare public broadside against a third country from a diplomat in New Delhi.
• Reports detail a 25% reciprocal U.S. tariff already announced plus an additional 25% levy tied to India's purchases of Russian oil, with the added duty slated to take effect later this month.
• Signaling economic openness, Xu said China welcomes all Indian commodities into its market and urged the two countries to build strategic mutual trust as partners rather than rivals.
• The remarks follow Wang Yi’s visit that produced steps to stabilize ties, a reported 10-point boundary consensus, and working-level preparations for Prime Minister Modi’s SCO trip.