Xi Jinping has urged Vietnam to resist “unilateral bullying” and uphold free and open trade, as he begins a high-stakes diplomatic tour of the region’s major export-reliant economies in a bid to position his country as a stable partner in contrast to the United States.

China’s leader Xi Jinping made the comments as he began a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, reiterating China’s commitment to global trade. View on euronews

In his quiet moments at night, China’s President Xi Jinping probably can’t believe his luck as President Donald Trump lights fire to the U.S. economy and topples its standing in the world. Look, no one in Asia’s biggest economy is enjoying Trump’s one-man tariff arms race.