Chinese Official Retorts to U.S. Vice President's 'Peasants' Remark, Intensifying U.S.-China Tensions

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A Chinese official, Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, responded to U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's earlier remark of calling Chinese people "peasants" by using the same term to describe Americans during a speech. This exchange highlights the escalating tensions and trade war between the U.S. and China, with both sides imposing tariffs and accusing each other of economic coercion and bullying.