China-US trade war heats up.

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Publish date: Tue, 14 May 2019, 03:12 PM

China will survive its trade war with the United States, state media insists, as it mounts a fierce new propaganda campaign against US "greed."

In a series of opinion pieces and on-air editorials, the country's government-controlled media used strong and nationalistic language to reassure a shaky domestic audience that China's economy can weather the higher tariffs imposed last Friday by US President Donald Trump.

One strongly worded editorial published by both the Xinhua News Agency and the People's Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, said that while the US was fighting for "greed and arrogance," China fought to defend "its legitimate rights and interests." "The trade war in the United States is the creation of one person and his administration who have swept along the entire population of the country. Whereas the entire country and all the people of China are being threatened. For us, this is a real 'people's war,'" the editorial said.

A statement read during the primetime 7 p.m. news on state broadcaster CCTV by anchor Kang Hui said China would "fight for a new world," adding that in its long history "there's nothing we haven't seen before." "As President Xi Jinping pointed out, the Chinese economy is a sea, not a small pond. A rainstorm can destroy a small pond, but it cannot harm the sea. After numerous storms, the sea is still there," Kang said. The clip went viral on China's social media sites, where it has been viewed millions of times. CCTV's own post of the clip has has been reposted by most state media accounts.

The commentaries marked a dramatic escalation in the propaganda battle after a week in which state media played down news of the trade war -- barely mentioning the pair of tweets from Trump on May 3 which reignited tensions after months of negotiations.

Discussions

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Jh Chin

Why don't the world just shut US out of everything since this is what they want.

2019-05-14 15:52

qqq3

1.3 billion Chinese will rather starve then let their government enter into another Unequal treaty

2019-05-14 15:55

NoEmo

1.3b China Chinese? What happen to another 119m? Hidden underground with special mission?

2019-05-14 17:20

NoEmo

30% of America's GDP is from firearm related businesses. As such, to sustain their gdp and high employment rate, they hv to create war to dump old n obsoleted stocks to fund the R&D of better firearm. Without war for 5 years or more, usa will experience stagflation besides being despised and isolated by its allies.

2019-05-14 17:28

Harold Huong

Malaysia always BOLEH Land
Today stock only drop 2 points during closing time

2019-05-14 17:30

qqq3

NoEmo > May 14, 2019 5:20 PM | Report Abuse

1.3b China Chinese? What happen to another 119m?

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119 million Trump worshippers lah......like u.....

2019-05-14 18:49

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