China claims ‘peasants in the US’ will suffer as country issues stark warning on Trump’s ‘shameless’ tariff war
Apr 15, 2025 8:32 AM
A top Chinese official warned Tuesday that President Trump’s “extremely shameless” tariff war would backfire soon — leaving “those peasants in the US” wailing. Xia Baolong, a senior Chinese official who oversees Hong Kong and Macao, lashed out over Trump’s decision to slap a 145% levy on goods from the region, calling the move “brutally...