China bashed President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE’s use of Twitter this week in a commentary published by the country’s official news agency, CNN reported Thursday.

"The obsession with 'Twitter diplomacy' is undesirable," the commentary on Xinhua News Agency's website said.

"It is a commonly accepted that diplomacy is not a child's game — and even less is it business dealing. As former United States Secretary of State [Madeleine] Albright said, Twitter should not be a tool for foreign policy," the commentary continued.

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The agency is the largest and most influential of China’s state-run media organizations.

Earlier this week, Trump hit China on Twitter for not doing more to rein in North Korea.

“China has been taking out massive amounts of money & wealth from the U.S. in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea. Nice!” Trump said.

Trump’s relationship with China is off to a rocky start. China criticized Trump for accepting a phone call with Taiwan’s president, which some viewed as jeopardizing the One China policy.

The U.S. has not formally acknowledged Taiwan’s independence as part of the One China policy, a practice begun under President Jimmy Carter in 1979.