China has strengthened the international propaganda campaign against the US trade war, unleashing a series of smooth videos presenting themselves against American “harassment” on behalf of the rest of the world, especially “weak” in developing countries.
Posted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Social Media, the videos represent a dramatic hardening of Beijing’s diplomatic position in Trade war And they are part of an offensive for charm designed to represent China as a free trade champion while Washington “hit their allies in the face.”
Propaganda videos contrast the dark scenes of Wall Street chaos and angry American protesters with bright and futuristic China, illustrated by high -tech humanoid robots and missiles that strive in space.
In images selected to emphasize China’s positive relations with other countries, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is seen to speak at a recent conference in Beijing, and the African traditional nephew is obviously a deal with a Chinese businessman.
The latest video, entitled “Never Kneel,” was published on Tuesday and warned countries not to make deals with the United States, reflecting concerns in Beijing that US President Donald Trump was using tariffs to force other countries to join America in isolation of China.
“The worship of a bully is like drinking poison to quench the thirst,” the video said.
“China will not back down, so the voices of the weak will be heard,” he added, showing images of African children. “The harassment will be stopped … When the rest of the world stands together in solidarity, the United States is just a small tough boat.”
The rhetoric in the videos, which directly quotes the US and even Maga, the political move “Make America Great Again” comes as both sides are struggling with the increasing fall in what is an embargo on bilateral trade, such as US and Chinese tariffs for collecting 145 percent and 125 percent tariffs.
They both signaled that they were open to conversations and provided exceptions to some basic products. But there are still no signs of serious negotiations, despite Trump’s claims that President Jinping has called him.
The XI is touring Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia this month to strengthen relationships as part of what analysts call an offensive for the charm of the trade war in China, which includes Europe and Latin America.
Late on Monday, Foreign Minister Wang YI told his colleagues at a BRICS Group from emerging countries that the intelligent would only strengthen the American “bully” and urged them to fight.
China wants to “try to increase its support in Western and non-Western capitals to prevent Trump from forming an anti-Chinese trade block,” said Neil Thomas, an associate at the Center for Analysis of the Chinese Institute of Asian Society.
In the video “Never Kneel”, Beijing also tries to warn traditional American allies that Washington is not a reliable partner, emphasizing its past treatment of Japan with the 1985 Plaza Agreement, which led to the evaluation of the yen and “decades of anemic growth”.
Videos, along with increasingly stronger comments in the state media, show that China is digging for a long discount with the United States.
The state property of Beijing every day on Monday publishes a comment, stating that it is necessary to consider the trade war through the lens of the speeches of the chairman Mao Zedun of 1938. “For a long war” and a prolonged wrestling bracelet.
“Faced with the butcher’s knife, many countries have previously fantasized to” eat wolves “in exchange for a moment for fragile safety,” the comment says. “For China to hope to acquire cancellation through one -sided compromises is basically impossible.”
The comment says that China’s power lies in the remaining patient and resists premature calls for compromises. The retreat or rush to negotiate will not only weaken China’s position, but also a misunderstanding of the long -term nature of the conflict, writes the unnamed author.
The stronger rhetoric in Chinese propaganda recalls immersion in relations between the two countries during Trump’s first term when Beijing unleashed a new combat approach to international relations known as Diplomacy “Wolf Warrior” -The on a set of films where Chinese special operations fighters defeat mercenaries led by the west.