On Monday, after Xi's visit, Beijing warned countries against signing trade deals with the U.S. "at the expense of China’s interest."

Standing outside his friend’s cupcake shop, he says Donald Trump’s levies are a sign that America feels threatened by China’s rise. America’s power is declining, he says. “To be honest, what you feel in today’s world is that hegemony is very hard to achieve.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again made his stance clear on the growing trade tensions shaking the global economy.During a meeting in Beijing with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on April 23,