[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.16,0:00:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China has a strategy to counter Trump’s \Ntariffs, but will it be enough to beat the US? Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.72,0:00:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to China Uncensored. I’m Chris Chappell. Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.88,0:00:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YouTube has been trying to suppress China \NUncensored and promote pro-CCP content.   Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.12,0:00:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we’re fighting back—and winning. \NJoin me in Operation Honey Pot Phase 3,   Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.28,0:00:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leave a honey pot comment to show \NYouTube we’ve got engagement,   Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.36,0:00:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and subscribe to our free newsletter to \Nsubvert YouTube censorship. The link is below. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.60,0:00:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, on with the show! Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.56,0:00:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Chinese Communist Party is being backed into \Na corner by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs,   Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.24,0:00:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if they’re only 145 percent , not \N400 percent as Mr. Wonderful would like, Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.40,0:00:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 1776 percent as some people on \Nthe internet are clamoring for. Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.52,0:01:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But China is fighting back—the only \Nway they know how! With stubbornness   Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.64,0:01:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and skullduggery. Skullduggery is not a word \Nthat gets used enough in modern parlance.  Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.80,0:01:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, there are the retaliatory tariffs… Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.20,0:01:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And cutting off the US from critical exports. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.00,0:01:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.08,0:01:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are four more crazy slash \Nutterly predictable ways China   Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.80,0:01:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is fighting back against Trump’s tariffs. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.44,0:01:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 1: diplomacy warfare. Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.44,0:01:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This week, Chinese leader Xi \NJinping is visiting Southeast Asia. Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.12,0:01:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You mean the CCP is actually entering another \Ncountry’s territory with consent for a change?  Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.80,0:01:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s a reason why he chose that \Nas his *first* overseas trip in 2025. Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.80,0:01:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tons of Chinese investors and \Nmanufacturers have moved there. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.12,0:01:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And China has relied on them as shipping \Nstopover points to get goods around US   Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.88,0:01:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tariffs and sanctions. What? This ship \Ntotally came from Vietnam, not China! Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.76,0:02:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump knows this, which is why he initially \Nthreatened high tariffs on Southeast Asia. Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.12,0:02:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vietnam’s responding to this by eyeing \Ncrackdowns on some Chinese trade. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.60,0:02:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s something China wants \Nto stop from happening,   Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.24,0:02:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why Xi made Vietnam his first stop. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.60,0:02:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While there, Xi signed a \Nbunch of economic agreements. Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.04,0:02:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And called for China and Vietnam to deepen \Nbuilding a community with a shared future, Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.32,0:02:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they might have a shared future. \NThis is incredibly risky for Vietnam.  Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.36,0:02:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump paused tariffs on Vietnam for \N90 days. If after that time is up,   Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.60,0:02:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump feels Vietnam is capitulating to China, \Nthose tariffs could go back in full force. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.84,0:02:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That should also be the concern for \NXi’s next stop—Malaysia and Cambodia. Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.52,0:02:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Malaysia is especially important. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.60,0:02:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s this year’s ASEAN chair. Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.08,0:02:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s set to host the first ever Asean-Gulf \NCooperation Council Summit, with China invited. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.60,0:03:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ooh, never invite the CCP. They’re \Nlike vampires. Once you let them in,   Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.48,0:03:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they’ll suck you dry. And it’s likely they’ll \Nclaim your home was always a part of China. Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.36,0:03:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While these tours are happening, Chinese \Nstate run media is churning out propaganda  Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.08,0:03:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accusing the US of unilateral bullying. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.28,0:03:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While China is as “A reliable partner.” Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.64,0:03:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, they certainly are reliable, \Nif by that you mean predictable. Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.64,0:03:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yup, you can always rely on China \Nto be utterly, utterly predictable. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.52,0:03:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China’s eyes aren’t just on Southeast Asia. Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.60,0:03:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s also trying to woo \NEuropeans with similar messages, Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.76,0:03:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like that China and the EU should \Njointly resist “unilateral bullying”...  Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.04,0:03:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And work together to safeguard \Nglobal trade rules and justice. Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.16,0:03:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the global trade \Nsystem the CCP has weaponized. Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.32,0:03:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, some in Europe are \Nbiting. Which once again proves that   Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.24,0:03:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just because someone has a European \Naccent doesn’t mean they’re smart. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.32,0:04:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is one \Nof them. He met with Xi Jinping in Beijing… Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.28,0:04:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And is pushing the EU closer to China. Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.92,0:04:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s not just Spain. Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.52,0:04:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The French foreign minister is also \Nbatting for a “Franco-Chinese partnership”…  Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.72,0:04:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And China and Ireland are seeking stronger ties. Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.00,0:04:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which makes sense if you \Nthink about it. After all,   Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.24,0:04:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just look at all that China \Nhas to offer the western world! Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.68,0:04:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, that’s kind of a problem. Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.08,0:04:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why the CCP has unleashed an army \Nof China-simp influencers upon the internet.  Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.20,0:04:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That brings me to the next strategy Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.60,0:04:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 2: Psychological Warfare Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.88,0:04:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To bolster Xi’s chances of \Nsuccess in Southeast Asia,   Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.24,0:04:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pro-CCP influencers have been promoting \Nhow much Southeast Asians love China, Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.08,0:04:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Touting how Chinese brands \Nare everywhere in Malaysia… Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.04,0:04:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how people from Malaysia, Vietnam, and \NLaos just love Chinese movies and TV shows. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.28,0:05:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, everyone loves China.  Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.84,0:05:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially the Philippines.\NLook at those skyscrapers. And high speed trains. Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.84,0:05:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the message that’s also being pushed \Nis that China is more powerful than the US,   Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.36,0:05:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that tariffs against it are \Npointless and only hurt the US. Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.76,0:05:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The conclusion: China is \Nunstoppable. It already won.  Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.88,0:05:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China remains robust despite trade restrictions. Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.04,0:05:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, Americans are needlessly \Nsuffering a war they already lost.  Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.96,0:05:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“In this tariff war, the only people   Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.52,0:05:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,losing is American people.”\N, “When it comes to the USA,   Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.88,0:05:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have never had the upper hand over China.\N“And just when Trump thought he was going to flex   Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.24,0:05:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up on China with his tariffs and trade war, they \Nbitch-slapped us right back with transparency.”  Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.64,0:05:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The actual machinery to manufacture at the \Nquality that we need primarily exists in China.”  Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.72,0:06:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“So you can probably see why a fifty percent \Nor even a two or three hundred percent tariff   Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.40,0:06:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would still not make me or almost any other \Nbusiness move to American manufacturing   Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.08,0:06:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for these sort of products. Because it \Nstill doesn’t make sense financially.” Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.56,0:06:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what are you waiting for? Come to China! \NWhere you can get cheap Chinese crap… Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.04,0:06:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,…and hopefully not find yourself being   Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.72,0:06:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kidnapped for hostage diplomacy! It’s \Nslightly cheaper, so it’s worth it! Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.88,0:06:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when warping the minds of your \Nenemy isn’t enough, the CCP resorts to.. Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.44,0:06:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 3: Outright Deceit Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.24,0:06:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese companies are using outright \Nlies and deception to get around tariffs. Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.12,0:06:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I mentioned earlier, Trump is \Ncracking down on the way China uses   Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.80,0:06:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,third-party countries to escape \Ntariffs and sanctions. He’s also   Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.56,0:06:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cracking down on other loopholes like \Nthe de minimis exception for China, Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.32,0:06:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which allowed shipments of cheap \NChinese crap to come in duty-free. Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.44,0:06:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Nikkei Asia reports that China’s logistics \Nsector is challenging Trump’s tariff enforcers… Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.68,0:07:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by helping merchants sidestep duties. Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.88,0:07:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re offering what’s known as “double \Nclearance and tax inclusive services”. Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.76,0:07:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s how it works. Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.12,0:07:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Say you’re selling some Chinese honey. Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.52,0:07:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Chinese logistical provider will offer to handle   Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.48,0:07:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both export clearance in China \Nand import clearance in the US.   Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.68,0:07:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes goods declarations and paying \Nimport duties, as well as other fees. Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.12,0:07:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That Chinese logistical provider will do what’s \Ncalled double invoicing. The logistical provider   Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.04,0:07:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shows one invoice to US customs authorities that \Nundervalues the value of the honey, which leads to   Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.08,0:07:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reduced duties. Meanwhile, the buyers and sellers \Nof that honey use a second invoice that reflects   Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.28,0:07:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the true transaction value. They categorize that \Ninvoice under a service not subject to tariffs… Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.32,0:07:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,…such as marketing. Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.56,0:07:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Logistics providers are also outright \Nlying in their invoices and falsifying   Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.28,0:08:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,customs entry summaries to reduce tariffs owed. Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.40,0:08:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even with tariffs as high as 145 percent,  Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.84,0:08:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 1776 percent, Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.48,0:08:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese manufacturers would only \Nneed to pay a little more in duties. Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.56,0:08:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, “the logistics companies profit \Nby pocketing the difference between what   Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.04,0:08:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they charge the manufacturers to cover \Ncustoms and what they actually pay.” Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.32,0:08:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you’re wondering why China is going \Nto such complex, convoluted lengths to   Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.04,0:08:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,avoid these tariffs instead of simply not \Nbeing as awful anymore… great question! Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.52,0:08:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that takes care of China’s international image Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.48,0:08:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sidestepping the tariffs, Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.48,0:08:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what about those people at home who don’t much   Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.80,0:08:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,care for the way the CCP is handling \Nthe situation? Those people do exist. Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.92,0:08:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the Chinese people aren’t \Na homogenous blob that believes   Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.68,0:08:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything they’re told to believe \Nby the CCP. That’s the pro-CCP NPCs. Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.12,0:08:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why the last strategy is: Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.28,0:08:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number four: censorship! Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.84,0:09:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Former deputy director of the Chinese Academy of \NSocial Sciences’ Public Policy Research Center He   Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.56,0:09:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bin criticized China’s tariffs on Chinese social \Nmedia, saying they were “completely misguided”. Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.60,0:09:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he didn’t stop there. Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.04,0:09:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He also said, “It’s like saying, ‘If you \Ndare hit your wife, I’ll hit my wife.’” Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.20,0:09:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, China’s no stranger to being an \Nabusive spouse even to its own people. So that   Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.56,0:09:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,analogy doesn’t really work because China \Nsees it and thinks, “Challenge accepted!” Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.96,0:09:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He Bin also said, “The US raising tariffs \Nis like lifting a rock only to drop it on   Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.32,0:09:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its own feet. We shouldn’t be \Ndoing the same to ourselves.” Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.92,0:09:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China not doing something \Nstupid and self-destructive   Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.28,0:09:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,challenge? Difficulty: impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.64,0:09:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To no one’s surprise, the Public Policy \NResearch Center was officially scrapped. Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.48,0:09:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t know if I want to know what’s going   Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.92,0:09:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to happen to He Bin. He’ll \Nprobably wind up in a bin.   Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.24,0:09:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, China’s censoring \Ntariff-related posts on social media.  Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.92,0:10:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’ve been censoring hashtags and searches for \Nwords like “tariff” and “104” back when Trump’s   Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.00,0:10:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tariffs on Chinese goods were 104 percent.\NMeanwhile, Chinese state-run media is   Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.04,0:10:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pushing out local propaganda about \Nhow much tariffs are hurting the US, Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.76,0:10:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With state-media initiated hashtags like, “America \Nis fighting a trade war while begging for eggs” Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.08,0:10:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And “China does not provoke \Ntrouble but is never afraid of it” Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.64,0:10:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China doesn’t provoke trouble? You know what \Nclip I’m about to show *again*, don’t ya? Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.52,0:10:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has to be a record. Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.96,0:10:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese media keeps insisting, both in print \Nand on social media, that China is strong,   Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.24,0:10:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strong strong. Meanwhile, anything showing the \Nnegative impacts of Trump’s tariffs on China is   Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.00,0:10:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,absolutely taboo on Chinese social media, because \Nthen that would show that the CCP has weaknesses. Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.00,0:10:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And weakness is not something \Nthe CCP wants to ever show.   Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.00,0:10:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want to show strength everywhere they go, Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.80,0:10:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether they’re invited or not. Yup, officially \Nbroke the record showing these clips. Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.36,0:11:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On that note, here’s something that’ll \Nmake the CCP weak to its knees! Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.28,0:11:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Operation Honey Pot Phase 3. We have a brand new,   Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.76,0:11:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free newsletter that we’re using to notify \Nyou of new episodes because you’ve told us   Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.40,0:11:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YouTube won’t notify you, even if you’re \Nsubscribed and have notifications on. Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.44,0:11:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are also a lot of fun \Nbehind-the-scenes glimpses. You can   Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.08,0:11:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sign up at https://chinauncensored.substack.com Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.04,0:11:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And please, keep those honey pot emojis coming. \NI love seeing those, and I do read your comments,   Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.08,0:11:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if I don’t have time to respond to everyone. \NIt has meant a lot to me in these tough times. Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.56,0:11:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once again, I’m Chris Chappell. See you next time.