China’s top diplomat warned countries against caving in to US tariff threats, as the Trump administration hints at the possible use of new trade tools to pressure Beijing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for resistance against the "bully," referring to U.S. President Donald Trump. The diplomat warned against yielding to the Republican's demands on tariffs. Bloomberg notes that China is seeking to position itself as a bastion of free trade.

As the trade war between the two economic giants continues, Beijing declared that “bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench a thirst.”