As countries around the world scramble to negotiate concessions from US President Donald Trump’s escalation last week of a global trade war, China has taken a different tack.

China has called the US a "bully" as Trump threatened to slap an additional 50% tariff on its biggest economic rival. Beijing has promised countermeasures but urges Washington to engage in dialogue. DW has more.

President Trump yesterday told China to rescind its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. or face additional tariffs of 50 percent starting tomorrow. The threat came as countries around the world were trying to appeal to the president to have steep tariffs rolled back.