Nations are being forced to choose between siding with China or the U.S. as President Donald Trump’s trade war locks the world’s two largest economies on a collision course.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that China needs to de-escalate the U.S.-China trade war — of which President Donald Trump has largely stoked the flames.

Beijing is going on an international charm campaign to coax other countries hit hard by “Liberation Day” tariffs to take on the U.S.