Using language that reflects the refinement of his thinking, President Donald Trump recently exulted that, in the wake of announcement of his steep reciprocal tariffs, heads of assorted governments have been queuing up to “kiss his ass” and negotiate lower rates. China does not figure in that list.China has declared that it would not yield to blackmail, and matched Trump’s tariffs on its imports with 125% import duty on American exports to China. Chinese state media have been playing old clips from Mao Zedong, founder of the People’s Republic and leader of the People’s Liberation Army, which fought off the Japanese occupiers, along with the forces of Chiang Kai-shek, using materiel and training supplied by the Soviet Union, the US and Britain, and later on, forced Chiang Kai-shek and his forces to flee to Formosa. Mao’s clips show China’s Chairman reaffirm the nation’s collective determination to never give in to the enemy, keep fighting and finally prevail, whatever the odds.
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