A leaked propaganda notice from the Chinese government states that the country is using to tariffs to try to\u00a0disrupt and split President Trump \u2019s base,\u2026<\/b>
\nA leaked propaganda notice from the Chinese government states that the country is using to tariffs to try to\u00a0disrupt and split President Trump \u2019s base, Business Insider reported on Tuesday.
The notice, leaked and published by the China Digital Times, which monitors media censorship in China, states the tariffs are meant to split \u201capart different domestic groups in US.\u201d
\u201cWe stop negotiation for now, acting tit for tat, roll out corresponding policies, hold public opinion at a good level without escalating it, limit scope, and strike accurately and carefully, splitting apart different domestic groups in US,\u201d the propaganda notice reads.
\u201cThe trade conflict is really a war against China\u2019s rise, to see who has the greater stamina,\u201d the document continues. \u00ab\u00a0This is absolutely no time for irresolution or reticence.\u201d
The document also directs media to not report on comments from Trump or other officials, adding\u00a0that outlets shouldn\u2019t \u201cattack Trump\u2019s vulgarity; don\u2019t make this a war of insults.\u201d
Experts have\u00a0warned that the Chinese tariffs could be used to specifically target Trump supporters, particularly with tariffs on goods like soybeans and sorghum. The crops are produced largely in areas that backed Trump in the 2016 election.
The U. S. will hit China with $34 billion worth of tariffs on goods on July 6. China has promised to strike back with retaliatory tariffs, totaling the same amount, with some targeting agricultural goods.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters Tuesday that China is\u00a0\u201cfully prepared\u201d for a trade war with the U. S., according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n