China opposes the Trump administration’s 50% tariffs on India as those are “unfair and unreasonable” and New Delhi and Beijing should scale up economic ties to jointly counter the challenge, Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong said on Monday (September 8, 2025).
Mr. Xu said both India and China are victims of terrorism and Beijing stands ready to work with the international community, including New Delhi, to combat the challenge.
Mr. Xu said that important consensus was reached between India and China on the boundary issues and that bilateral relationship between the two sides has not been impacted by a third party, in an apparent reference to Pakistan.
He said the U.S. is using the tariffs as a kind of “weapon” to extract “exorbitant” costs from various countries, and India and China must cooperate with each other to navigate the situation.
“The trade war (was) started by the U.S. International trade should complement each other and lead to mutually beneficial win-win cooperation. The U.S. has long benefited from free trade. But now it is using the tariff as a kind of weapon or a tool,” he said.
