China’s President Xi Jinping told the world on Friday that Donald Trump is a “bully” and that America has no business being as powerful as it is. That came right after Trump’s White House slapped “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese exports headed to the U.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping held court with dozens of the world’s top executives on Friday, as he sought to bolster foreign investment during an escalating trade war with the United States.

The West thought China would be entranced by its freedoms. But now an American president is aping Beijing’s repressive controls.