Beijing calls Vance 'ignorant' over 'Chinese peasants' remark

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Source: BBC



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China has called US Vice-President JD Vance "ignorant and impolite" after he said America had been borrowing money from "Chinese peasants".

Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Tuesday that Vance's comments - which had already caused a stir on Chinese social media - were "surprising and sad".

Vance made the comments on Thursday, during an interview on Fox News where he defended US President Donald Trump's tariffs - which are currently fuelling tensions between the world's two largest economies.

"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture," the vice-president said.

On Monday, Trump gave China - one of the world's largest holders of US Treasury bonds - until Tuesday to scrap its 34% counter tariff or face an additional 50% tax on goods imported into the US.

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China has called US Vice-President JD Vance "ignorant and impolite" after he said America had been borrowing money from "Chinese peasants".
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Beijing has criticised Vance for his 'Chinese peasants' remark

[Ocelot II]

1. "Ignorant and impolite" is how Shady Vance rolls.

Don't take it personally, China. Couchboy is ignorant and impolite to everybody.

[raccoon]

22. Ask Zelenskyy

[sop]

2. What a hillbilly.

[rickyhall]

3. I wonder about putting ultimatums on countries bigger than ours.

[Mike 03]

9. It seems incredibly ill-advised, for all sorts of reasons

For one thing, if I were Xi I'd be asking myself the same question about Taiwan that Hitler asked himself in 1938: "What is to be gained by waiting?" Our military leadership has probably never been more incompetent, which has to effect the morale of the entire structure.

Secondly, China owns $760.80 billion in U.S. Treasury securities.

Thirdly, it is so disrespectful. China can hurt us in ways we cannot even imagine if it wants to.

It reflects poorly on all of us, because people in China see what Vance says and think "Americans think this about us" and decide they hate all of us.

[dgauss]

4. "Ignorant and impolite" is a polite way of putting it.

[Alice B.]

10. Yeah, he's just really leaning into being awful, isn't he?

[Ocelot II]

23. I think he's trying to earn points from the boss,

who likes mean people.

[Aristus]

5. I guess they don't teach manners up in hillbilly country anymore.

Oh. That's right: he's not a hillbilly.

I guess they don't teach manners up there in ivy-league frat-bro country anymore. (If they ever did...)

[Justice matters.]

6. Clearly, another bad case of Projection.

Are there any stupid magats who know anything about what Psychological Projection is?

How about if China stops to financing the US deficits, hey? Feds would have to print, print, print...

Hello HYPERINFLATION followed by the Biggest Depression in History?

"If Kamala wins, the stock market will crash..." - Don the felonious Nostradamus Con.

[tblue37]

28. Nostradumbass.

[brush]

7. Muzzle this moron pls and keep him away from microphones as all he does...

is damage foreign relations with his stupid remarks whenever he opens his mouth...Ukraine, Greenland, China...

[Irish_Dem]

8. The Chinese went from abject poverty and starvation to a near normal life due to trade with the US.

They are not peasants.

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. US is important but certainly NOT the key trading partner.

In 2024, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was China's most important trading partner, followed by the European Union and the United States.

[Irish_Dem]

14. In 2023 the US was China's top trading partner.

Yes there are other partners of course, but the US is the #1 trading partner.

[NoMoreRepugs]

29. My bad, the list I referenced, and can't find at the moment, was apparently

doing aggregate numbers to the regions.

[patphil]

11. Being an arrogant bully probably won't work with the Chinese.

Too much of what we need comes from China. Besides, they hold a lot of our debt as US treasury bonds.
A sell off might hurt both countries, but they might do it just to save face.

[maxsolomon]

13. Good job, Vance

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Making the CCP/Chinese Govt look like the good guys.

[JI7]

15. That's such a stereotypical ignorant American comment

I wonder if he tries to get his kids to eat all their food by saying how there are kids starving in _________.

[Buddyzbuddy]

16. He's just irritable because he sees his chance for

2028 dwindling like the stock market.

[riversedge]

20. Vance's mouth helps his chances of 2028 dwindle!

[Buddyzbuddy]

27. I would say, without exaggeration, the whole

administration can take credit for the demise of the Republican party.

[ananda]

17. That was putting it way too nicely, imho.

He did it on purpose, and not out of ignorance...

out of sheer hate and desire to manipulate the base,
as usual.

[North Coast Lawyer]

18. Every accusation an admission.

[IronLionZion]

19. China has more middle class people than the US has people of any type

He's really not convincing them to buy American products, travel here as tourists, or invest in business here. Chinese love to travel and buy stuff. It's a tremendous opportunity. That country is the only reason Buick still exists as a car brand. China is their largest market by far much bigger than North America.

Idiot.

[twodogsbarking]

21. I call him a disgusting piece of shit.

[birdographer]

24. He is so despicable. A great fit for trump.

One of my favorite signs from all the 4/5 protests was one that said in big letters:

WE ARE ALL THE COUCH.

[MLWR]

25. There isn't a single "diplomatic" cell to be found in any of the members of this so-called administration.

[Scrivener7]

26. And this is a man who became famous by writing a book about his trashy family and the

utterly trashy things they did for ridiculously trashy reasons.

And by the way, "trash" in this case has to do with nastiness and stupidity and selfishness. It has nothing to do with status or money.