As the Sino-U.S. trade war intensifies, social media is aflutter with reactions to a post by the Chinese embassy in America appearing to take a potshot at President Donald Trump. The embassy's official X handle dug up an old videoclip of former President Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech on tariffs,

Former US president Ronald Reagan warned of a Donald Trump-style trade war tactic in a radio address nearly 40 years ago. A video from Mr Reagan’s 1988 speech, focusing on Canadian elections and free trade,

The Chinese Embassy has shared a clip of the iconic Republican criticizing tariffs, saying his words have "new relevance" amid Trump's global levies.