Beijing is trying to present itself as a stable alternative to an erratic Trump, who announced -- and then mostly reversed -- sweeping tariffs this month that sent global markets into a tailspin.

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.