China lashes out, says 'peasants in the United States' will suffer from trade war

A Chinese official lashed out against the Trump administration on Tuesday, reportedly stating that the "peasants in the United States" will suffer from the trade war.  Xia Baolong, the director of China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office under the State Council, criticized tariff policies levied by the Trump administration as "extremely shameless." Appearing to address past remarks by Vice President JD Vance, Xia said "Let those peasants in the United States wail in front of the 5,000 years of Chinese civ ...