{"id":2421184,"date":"2025-04-08T12:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beijing-scolds-vance-for-chinese-peasants-comment\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:38:44","slug":"beijing-scolds-vance-for-chinese-peasants-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beijing-scolds-vance-for-chinese-peasants-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing scolds Vance for &#8216;Chinese peasants&#8217; comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeijing-scolds-vance-for-chinese-peasants-comment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, U.S. Vice president JD Vance sparked controversy by claiming that the United States is borrowing money from &#8220;Chinese peasants&#8221; to purchase goods they manufacture. This statement prompted a strong response from the Chinese Communist Party, which expressed discontent during a press conference. A foreign ministry spokesman criticized Vance&#8217;s comments as disrespectful and indicative of a lack of understanding of U.S.-China trade relations. He emphasized that China&#8217;s trade policies are clear and reiterated that the U.S. must engage in negotiations with respect for mutual interests. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing trade tensions escalated<\/a> following a U.S. tariff of 10% on Chinese goods, allegedly in retaliation for China&#8217;s role in the fentanyl crisis, which has since led to further tariffs from both sides.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Beijing scolds Vance for &lsquo;Chinese peasants&rsquo; comment as tariff feud escalates<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083464\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> is upset with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vice President JD Vance<\/a> after he asserted that his country is borrowing money from &ldquo;Chinese peasants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Beijing&rsquo;s<\/a> complaints stem from an interview the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hype-and-spin-counting-down-the-top-5-non-stories-of-2021\/\" title=\"Hype and Spin: Counting Down The Top 5 Non-Stories of 2021\">vice president gave<\/a> to Fox News last week in which he defended President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariff policy as a method of deglobalizing the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3373291\/south-korea-presidential-election\/\">South Korea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gadhafis-heir-seif-al-islam-announces-run-for-president-of-libya\/\" title=\"Gadhafi\u2019s Heir Seif al-Islam Announces Run for President of Libya\">hold presidential election<\/a> on June 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3372034\/israel-controls-half-gaza-netanyahu-visit-trump\/\">Israel controls over half of Gaza as Netanyahu visits Trump to talk next steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3372288\/thousands-support-marine-le-pen-after-embezzlement-conviction\/\">Thousands gather to support Marine Le Pen after embezzlement conviction: &#8216;Judicial dictatorship&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s useful for all of us to step back and ask ourselves: What has the globalized economy gotten the United States of America?&rdquo; Vance said in the interview. &ldquo;Fundamentally, it&rsquo;s based on two principles, incurring a huge amount of debt to buy things other countries make for us, and to make it a little more crystal clear, we borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things that Chinese peasants manufacture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Containers ship Hornise sails across the Bosphorus Strait on its way from China&rsquo;s Jingtang port to Russia&rsquo;s Novorossiysk port on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Istanbul. (AP Photo\/Francisco Seco)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;That is not a recipe for economic prosperity, it&rsquo;s not a recipe for low prices, and it&rsquo;s not a recipe for good jobs in the United States of America,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xw\/fyrbt\/lxjzh\/202504\/t20250408_11590199.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">held a press conference<\/a> Tuesday, during which state-owned media outlet Shenzen TV asked him for comment on the &ldquo;peasants&rdquo; remark.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;China has made its position perfectly clear on its trade relations with the U.S.,&rdquo; the spokesman said. &ldquo;To hear words that lack knowledge and respect like those uttered by this vice president is both surprising and kind of lamentable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Questions about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trade-wars-give-democrats-whiplash-in-messaging-battle-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump ...s give Democrats whiplash in messaging battle - Washington Examiner\">emerging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-and-china-the-other-trade-war-swamponomics\/\" title=\"Australia and China: The Other Trade War \u2013 Swamponomics\">trade war<\/a><\/a> between the U.S. and China dominated the press conference. 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