India, Aug. 7 -- Chinese ambassador to New Delhi Xu Feihong on Thursday criticised US President Donald Trump, a day after the latter imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods over India's continued oil trade with Russia, taking the total duty to 50 per cent.

Taking a sharp swipe at Donald Trump, Xu Feihong called him a "bully" and posted on social media X.

"Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile," the envoy wrote without mentioning any name.

He also shared a snippet from a recent phone call between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and the Brazilian president's chief advisor.

In the conversation, Yi reportedly said that using tariffs to suppress other nations violates the UN charter and weakens the rules of the Worl...