China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/world/asia/china-trade-war-tariffs.html

China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy

Faced with economic disruption, Beijing is presenting itself as too powerful to succumb to U.S. pressure. It is also censoring criticism at home.

The New York Times

Sadly #MadElon does not know shit about #media when he classifies #NPR just the same as #PeoplesDaily, #GlobalTimes and #RT as true state-owned #propaganda outlets.

Billionaire brats should not try to influence free and independent media. And Elon is a billionaire brat with some serious issues.

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label

Pretty worrying: Chinese Communist Party’s flagship #PeoplesDaily urged stern action by #Hong Kong’s #police to restore order. Close to «we give you one last chance to get shit done until we send in the #PeoplesLiberationArmy». The shameless pestilence that is #China's ruling party. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/07/30/2003719582/1
China blames ‘Western forces’ for HK - Taipei Times

China yesterday warned that Hong Kong’s unrest had gone “far beyond” peaceful protest, after a chaotic weekend of tear gas and clashes illustrated the government’s struggle to quell a leaderless, unpredictable and widespread movement.