“President Xi Jinping’s diplomats are fanning out across the world with a clear message for countries cutting deals with Donald Trump: The U.S. is a bully that can’t be trusted,” Bloomberg reports.
“Chinese officials are racing to turn foreign governments against the U.S. inside a 90-day window Trump has granted all nations — except China — to strike trade deals during a tariff reprieve.
Once those pacts are in place, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he wants US allies to ‘approach China as a group,’ giving his side more leverage in negotiations.”