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.

Amid a near-complete reversal in U.S. foreign policy, more nations may look to China to fill the role that the United States once played – an unthinkable prospect just a few months ago.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will continue to retaliate to the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session.

Their words came just an hour apart this week — two major speeches by two of the world's most powerful leaders, delivered on opposite sides of the planet. Together, they illustrate the very different approaches the world's 21st-century powers are taking to achieve their respective national ambitions.

China’s gains should stir Washington to intensify its own efforts to strengthen science and technology development in the United States.

China and Canada hit back swiftly after Trump's sweeping trade tariffs took effect at midnight U.S. time Tuesday, escalating fears of a global trade war. International markets, meanwhile, continued to slide amid growing uncertainty.

A Cambodian official said his government would welcome a request from the United States for its ships to visit Ream Naval Base.