China is starting to feel the heat over President Trump’s tariffs.
Xia Baolong, a senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official who governs the regions of Hong Kong and Macao, lashed out at Trump over his decision to impose 145 percent levy on goods from the region.
“The US isn’t after our tariffs but our very survival,” Xia said in a televised speech.
“The US has repeatedly contained and suppressed Hong Kong … and this will eventually backfire on itself.”
“Let those peasants in the United States suffer in front of the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization,” he continued.
“The Chinese people do not cause trouble, nor are they afraid of trouble.
”Pressure, threats and blackmail are not the right way to deal with China,” he added.
TOP CHINESE OFFICIAL SAYS TRUMP’S TARIFF WAR WILL BACKFIRE “AND THOSE PEASANTS FROM THE U.S. WILL SOON BE CRYING TEARS IN FRONT OF CHINA’S 5000 YEARS CIVILIZATION.” pic.twitter.com/x0KNOjvyed
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While the remarks did not come from Xi Jinping himself, the tightly controlled nature of the CCP means that Xia would have almost certainly had his approval before launching his tirade.
The comments may have been retaliation for similar remarks made last week by Vice President J.D. Vance in which he defended the Trump administration’s policy.
“We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture,” Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
JUST IN – VP JD VANCE ON TARIFFS: “What has the globalist economy gotten the USA? Incurring a huge amount of debt to buy things other countries make for us… we borrow money from Chinese peasants, to buy the things they manufacture. That is NOT a recipe for economic… pic.twitter.com/jLxYZSNJ9f
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Asked about Vance’s comments at news briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian it was “astonishing and lamentable to hear this vice president make such ignorant and disrespectful remarks.”
Meanwhile, Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a response on Tuesday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments, in which he accused China of burdening Latin American countries with “huge amounts of debt” through “rapacious deals” disguised as foreign aid.
“We advise the U.S. to adjust its mindset, instead of spending time repeatedly smearing and attacking China, meddling in the foreign cooperation of regional countries,” the embassy said.
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