Chinese Regime Shocked by Tariff Increases; Chinese Netizens Celebrate

Chinese Regime Shocked by Tariff Increases; Chinese Netizens Celebrate
Workers unload bags of chemicals at a port in Zhangjiagang in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Aug. 7, 2018. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
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Two tweets by President Donald Trump about raising tariffs on Chinese goods caused Chinese stock markets to tumble and media to speculate that the trade negotiations with China wouldn’t go forward.

And while Chinese official media have been silent on Trump’s decision to raise tariffs, Chinese netizens are celebrating and calling Trump the “Great Savior” of the Chinese people.