<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chinese President Xi Jinping has said his nation is "not afraid", in his first public comment on the escalating trade war with the United States that has tanked international markets and fueled fears of a global recession.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are no winners in a trade war, and going against the world will only lead to self-isolation," Xi told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing on Friday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics-2025-peter-dutton-speaks-on-reported-targeting-of-alleged-terror-plot-anthony-albanese-shows-support/2c5789b0-f35f-44ab-b6a1-7ef9bdf62604"><strong><span>Dutton responds to reportedly being target of alleged terror plot</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For over 70 years, China's development has relied on self-reliance and hard work — never on handouts from others, and it is not afraid of any unjust suppression," Xi added. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Regardless of how the external environment changes, China will remain confident, stay focused, and concentrate on managing its own affairs well."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em><span></span></div></div>