No country should fantasize that it can suppress China and maintain a good relationship with China at the same time,” warned China’s foreign minister.

China’s top diplomat didn’t name the United States directly when warning against the return of the “law of the jungle” at a news conference in Beijing, but his meaning was crystal clear.

Yet president Donald Trump’s decision to hike tariffs on Chinese imports to 20%, just six weeks into his term, loomed over the press conference. Pointing to China’s efforts to control flows of fentanyl into the U.

As US President Donald Trump ratcheted up economic pressure on China over the past week, Beijing sent back its own message: Its rise won’t be interrupted.