Beijing, Apr 7 (AP) China on Monday accused the US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs.

“Putting the US first over international rules is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying,” Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters.

Trump announced sweeping tariffs last week and China and other governments retaliated quickly.

Lin said the new tariffs harmed the stability of global production and supply chain and seriously impacted the world's economic recovery. (AP) AMS

Protectionism alleged: tariffs criticized as unilateral economic bullying undermining global supply chains and recovery, prompting retaliatory measures. Accusation that US tariff measures constitute unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying, harming stability of global production and supply chains, seriously impeding world economic recovery, and prompting prompt retaliatory responses by China and other governments as countermeasures to the destabilising intervention.