China fumes ‘peasants in the US’ will suffer as country issues stark warning on Trump’s ‘shameless’ tariff war

( NYPost )

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 unreasonable.”

“The US isn’t after our tariffs but our very survival,” Xia said in a televised speech. “The US has repeatedly contained and suppressed Hong Kong … and this will eventually backfire on itself.”

“Let those peasants in the United States wail in front of the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization,” he added.

The official went on to say that bullying tactics like the ensuing tariff war had never worked on Chinese people, including those from Hong Kong.

“The Chinese people do not cause trouble, nor are they afraid of trouble. Pressure, threats and blackmail are not the right way to deal with China,” he said.

His reaction came after China opted to hike its levies on imports of US goods last week to 125% in retaliation over Trump’s move to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%.

The remarks, too, are just the latest in a war of words with China after Vice President JD Vance had declared earlier this month that the US borrows from “Chinese peasants to buy things those Chinese peasants manufacture.”

It sparked immediate outrage from Beijing, with foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian ripping the veep’s comments as “ignorant and disrespectful.”

“It is surprising and sad to hear such ignorant and impolite words from this vice president,” Lin said at the time.