China has been flexing its economic and diplomatic muscles in recent weeks in an attempt to counter President Donald Trump’s trade war, in which Beijing is the biggest target. Let’s take stock of some of the tactics America’s fiercest global competitor is using.

China has long tried to present itself as the world’s true champion of globalization, with little success. Now Beijing has a new opening to push its message.

China's leader Xi Jinping urged Cambodia to "resist protectionism," as he arrived in Phnom Penh on Thursday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, as U.S. tariffs threatened the economies of both countries.