China calls US 'typical bully' as trade war ramps up Beijing says the US is "being a typical bully" after the country aimed a new tariff threat at $200 billion in Chinese imports. The latest move in the ballooning trade conflict between the world's top two economies comes just days after tit-for-tat duties on $34 billion in goods came into effect. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE from Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs press conference