Source: Financial Times [UK]
“China’s President Xi Jinping has urged Vietnam to work with Beijing to oppose ‘unilateral bullying,’ in a thinly veiled criticism of Donald Trump’s imposition of high tariffs on trading partners. Xi made the remarks in a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist party chief To Lam in Hanoi, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported late on Monday. Xi is visiting south-east Asia this week, his first foreign tour of the year, aiming to reassure trade partners and strengthen ties with export-dependent countries rattled by Trump’s sweeping tariffs. … Washington has targeted China and Vietnam — two of its largest trading partners — with some of its highest tariff rates, with Beijing facing a levy of up to 145 per cent and Vietnam 46 per cent, though the latter has received a 90-day reprieve.” (04/15/25)