China Strikes Back at Tariffs by Roasting JD Vance & Selling Out Luxury Retailers | Sen. Tammy Duckworth

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What sparked the trade war escalation between the U.S. and China?

Yesterday, the White House press secretary, reading a statement she said President Trump dictated. China needs to make a deal with us. We don't have to make a deal with them. There's no difference between China and any other country, except they are much larger.
Ronnie Tan (host) 1:40
Yeah, that's kind of a big difference, though. It's like saying, why should I be scared to fight the rock? He's just like any other person, except much larger. Yeah, that's the scary part. But I guess Trump's people must be confident that they can push China around because they're not just throwing around tariffs, they're throwing some shade.
Narrator 1:59
Vice President J.D. Vance is caught in a firestorm of his own making, calling the Chinese peasants.
J.D. Vance (quoted) 2:05
To make it a little bit more crystal clear, we borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture. That is not a recipe for economic prosperity. Oh, shit!
Ronnie Tan (host) 2:17
Yay! He's really calling Chinese people peasants. Nobody likes to be called a peasant. Even legit peasants are like, actually, I consider myself more of a agricultural entrepreneur. But yeah, JD Vance called the Chinese peasants a couple weeks ago, and now that the news finally got to their villages by donkey cart, they are pissed.

How did JD Vance's comments affect U.S.-China relations?

Narrator 2:35
Tonight, we are seeing China trading insults with the vice president, J.D. Vance, in the latest knock against President Trump's trade war. That went so hard.
Ronny Chieng (performing a bit) 2:44
Oh, no. Are we the Drake in this beef? Are we the certified peasants?
Ronnie Tan (host) 3:04
At the same time though, saying you're a 5,000 year old civilization doesn't intimidate Americans, because half the people here don't even think the Earth is that old. Also, let's just be real, okay? There's no way Americans are the peasants here. Do peasants have medical debt? Didn't think so. Checkmate, China. But it's not just Chinese officials who are mad. China has extremely online losers just like our peasants, and they're mad too.
Commentator 1 3:31
On China's tightly controlled internet, government censors are allowing Vance's interview to go viral, amplifying the outrage, igniting anger, and sarcasm. Look, this is their true face, arrogant and rude as always. We may be peasants, but we have the world's best high-speed rail, the most powerful logistics, and leading AI and drone technologies. Aren't such peasants quite impressive? One hashtag about the Chinese peasants remark shot to the top of China's Twitter-like platform Weibo.
Ronnie Tan (host) 4:03
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, is that, is that Michael Kosta? How did the third whitest host of a daily show go viral in China before the Asian one? That's up. That's... That's... That's the same triangle in everything. Wait, is China watching this? Oh, okay, well, uh, hey, thanks for watching this. Um... Hi, Chinese friends. I don't believe what I'm saying right now. I'm just robbing Paramount. Thank you for using this video. I was just talking tough to China. But words are not China's only weapon in this trade war. They're also using, you know, trade.
Trade Expert 5:14
China's retaliation now includes suspending exports of rare earth minerals and magnets to the United States. Those materials are essential to a number of American industries, including car makers, aerospace manufacturers, and semiconductor producers.

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