All of China’s lawmakers slow-clapping in unison as Xi Jinping walked into the Great Hall of the People, followed by a raucous US Congress split between two camps alternatively cheering and jeering Donald Trump.

During the National People’s Congress on March 5, the Chinese Communist Party remained defiant against President Donald Trump’s tariffs and refused to give ground in an escalating trade war.

United States President Donald Trump doubled the tariff on Chinese imports, bringing that rate to 20%. China retaliated by announcing 15% tariffs on various imports from the US.

Tesla Inc.’s China-made wholesale deliveries fell to the lowest in more than 2 1/2-years last month, adding to a troubling slide in global sales at a time Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is increasingly distracted by politics.

Tesla sold 30,688 China-made vehicles in February, a 49% plunge from a year ago. The data comes shortly after figures showed a plunge in European sales.

U.S. automaker Tesla sold 30,688 China-made electric vehicles in February, down 49.2% from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Tuesday. Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles fell 51.