China has accused Donald Trump of engaging in “misguided actions”, laying bare the mounting tensions between the world’s largest economies as their trade war threatens to escalate into a broader regional confrontation.
The rebuke to the US president, made during a visit to Beijing by secretary of state Mike Pompeo, comes just days after a stinging speech by Mike Pence, in which the US vice-president accused China of meddling in the US’s midterm elections.
Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister, accused Mr Trump of “constantly ramping up” trade disputes, “hurting China’s interest” in Taiwan and finding fault with China’s domestic and external affairs “without reason”.