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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.16,0:00:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China has a strategy to counter Trump’s \Ntariffs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.18,0:00:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:00:10.88,0:00:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YouTube has been trying to suppress China \NUncensored
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.08,0:00:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and promote pro-CCP content.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.12,0:00:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we’re fighting back—and winning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.63,0:00:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Join me in Operation Honey Pot Phase 3,
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Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.36,0:00:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and subscribe to our free newsletter to \Nsubvert YouTube censorship.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.49,0:00:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:00:40.24,0:00:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if they’re only 145 percent ,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.16,0:00:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:00:55.52,0:00:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But China is fighting back—the only \Nway they know how!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.18,0:01:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With stubbornness and skullduggery.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.45,0:01:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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 {\i1}first{\i0} 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: 0,0:01:49.12,0:01:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And China has relied on them as shipping \Nstopover points
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.94,0:01:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get goods around US tariffs and sanctions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:01:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:02:24.32,0:02:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they might have a shared future.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.20,0:02:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is incredibly risky for Vietnam.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.36,0:02:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump paused tariffs on Vietnam for \N90 days.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.95,0:02:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If after that time is up,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.60,0:02:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump feels Vietnam is capitulating to China,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.33,0:02:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those tariffs could go back in full force.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.84,0:02:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That should also be the concern for \NXi’s next stop—
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.11,0:02:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:02:50.08,0:02:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s set to host the first ever Asean-Gulf \NCooperation Council Summit,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.28,0:02:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with China invited.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.60,0:02:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ooh, never invite the CCP.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.73,0:03:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re \Nlike vampires.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.98,0:03:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you let them in, they’ll suck you dry.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.61,0:03:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s likely they’ll \Nclaim your home was always a part of China.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.36,0:03:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While these tours are happening,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.02,0:03:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:03:18.64,0:03:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, they certainly are reliable,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.74,0:03:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if by that you mean predictable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.64,0:03:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yup, you can always rely on China \Nto be utterly,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.02,0:03:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:03:48.32,0:03:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, some in Europe are \Nbiting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.24,0:03:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which once again proves that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.24,0:03:54.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just because someone has a European \Naccent
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.49,0:03:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn’t mean they’re smart.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.32,0:03:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is one \Nof them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.04,0:04:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:04:05.52,0:04:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The French foreign minister is also \Nbatting
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.14,0:04:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:04:14.00,0:04:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which makes sense if you \Nthink about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.61,0:04:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, 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: 0,0:04:28.08,0:04:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why the CCP has unleashed an army
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.62,0:04:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of 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: 0,0:04:53.04,0:04:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how people from Malaysia, Vietnam,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.41,0:04:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:05:01.84,0:05:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially the Philippines.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.88,0:05:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at those skyscrapers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.45,0:05:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And high speed trains.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.84,0:05:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the message that’s also being pushed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.58,0:05:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is 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: 0,0:05:17.76,0:05:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The conclusion: China is \Nunstoppable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.28,0:05:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:05:35.52,0:05:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,losing is American people.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.84,0:05:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, “When it comes to the USA,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.88,0:05:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have never had the upper hand over China.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.28,0:05:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“And just when Trump thought he was going to flex up
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.24,0:05:47.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on China with his tariffs and trade war,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.53,0:05:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they \Nbitch-slapped us right back with transparency.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.64,0:05:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The actual machinery to manufacture
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.79,0:05:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the \Nquality that we need primarily exists in China.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.72,0:05:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“So you can probably see why a fifty percent
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.07,0:06:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 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: 0,0:06:08.08,0:06:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for these sort of products.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.47,0:06:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it \Nstill doesn’t make sense financially.”
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.56,0:06:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what are you waiting for?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.77,0:06:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come to China! \NWhere you can get cheap Chinese crap…
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.04,0:06:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,…and hopefully not find yourself being kidnapped
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.18,0:06:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for hostage diplomacy!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.31,0:06:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s \Nslightly cheaper, so it’s worth it!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.88,0:06:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when warping the minds of your \Nenemy isn’t enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.76,0:06:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the CCP resorts to..
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.44,0:06:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 3: Outright Deceit
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.24,0:06:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese companies are using outright \Nlies
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.78,0:06:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deception to get around tariffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.12,0:06:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I mentioned earlier,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.20,0:06:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trump is \Ncracking down on the way China uses third-party countries
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.26,0:06:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to escape \Ntariffs and sanctions.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.50,0:06:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s also cracking down on other loopholes like
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.48,0:06:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 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: 0,0:06:51.44,0:06:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Nikkei Asia reports that China’s logistics \Nsector
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.61,0:06:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:07:17.68,0:07:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes goods declarations
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.70,0:07:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and paying \Nimport duties, as well as other fees.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.12,0:07:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That Chinese logistical provider will do what’s \Ncalled double invoicing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.40,0:07:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The logistical provider shows one invoice to US customs authorities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.95,0:07:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that \Nundervalues the value of the honey, which leads to reduced duties
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.12,0:07:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. Meanwhile, the buyers and sellers \Nof that honey
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.60,0:07:45.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use a second invoice that reflects the true transaction value
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.17,0:07:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. 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: 0,0:07:52.56,0:07:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Logistics providers are also outright \Nlying
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.21,0:07:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their invoices and falsifying customs
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.80,0:08:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:08:10.56,0:08:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, “the logistics companies profit
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.95,0:08:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by pocketing the difference
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.70,0:08:17.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between what they charge the manufacturers to cover \Ncustoms
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.73,0:08:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what they actually pay.”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.32,0:08:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you’re wondering why China is going \Nto such complex,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.43,0:08:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,convoluted lengths to avoid these tariffs instead of
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.11,0:08:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:08:38.80,0:08:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,care for the way the CCP is handling \Nthe situation? .
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.46,0:08:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:08:47.68,0:08:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything they’re told to believe \Nby the CCP
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.88,0:08:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. 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: 0,0:08:57.84,0:09:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Former deputy director of the Chinese Academy of \NSocial Sciences’ Public Policy Research Center
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.97,0:09:06.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He Bin criticized China’s tariffs on Chinese social \Nmedia,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.97,0:09:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:09:11.04,0:09:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He also said, “It’s like saying, ‘If you \Ndare hit your wife,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.99,0:09:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll hit my wife.’”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.20,0:09:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, China’s no stranger to being an \Nabusive spouse even to its own people.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.55,0:09:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that analogy doesn’t really work because China \Nsees it and thinks, “
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.51,0:09:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Challenge accepted!”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.96,0:09:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He Bin also said, “The US raising tariffs
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.90,0:09:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is like lifting a rock only to drop it on its own feet
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.26,0:09:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. We shouldn’t be \Ndoing the same to ourselves.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.92,0:09:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China not doing something \Nstupid and self-destructive challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.72,0:09:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,? 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: 0,0:09:47.92,0:09:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to happen to He Bin.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.04,0:09:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:09:55.92,0:09:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’ve been censoring hashtags and searches
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.20,0:10:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for \Nwords like “tariff” and “104” back when Trump’s
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.00,0:10:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tariffs on Chinese goods were 104 percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.08,0:10:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, 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: 0,0:10:09.76,0:10:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With state-media initiated hashtags like, “
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.38,0:10:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:10:20.64,0:10:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China doesn’t provoke trouble?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.25,0:10:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what \Nclip I’m about to show {\i1}again{\i0}, don’t ya?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.52,0:10:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has to be a record.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.96,0:10:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese media keeps insisting, both in print \Nand on social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.46,0:10:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that China is strong, strong strong.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.34,0:10:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, anything showing the \Nnegative impacts of Trump’s tariffs on China
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.72,0:10:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is absolutely taboo on Chinese social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.21,0:10:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:10:52.80,0:10:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether they’re invited or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.57,0:10:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:11:01.28,0:11:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Operation Honey Pot Phase 3.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.58,0:11:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a brand new, free newsletter that we’re using
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.40,0:11:09.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to notify \Nyou of new episodes
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.17,0:11:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you’ve told us
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.40,0:11:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YouTube won’t notify you,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.43,0:11:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you’re \Nsubscribed and have notifications on.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.44,0:11:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are also a lot of fun \Nbehind-the-scenes glimpses.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.83,0:11:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can sign up at https://chinauncensored.substack.com
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.04,0:11:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And please, keep those honey pot emojis coming.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.94,0:11:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love seeing those, and I do read your comments,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.08,0:11:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if I don’t have time to respond to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.18,0:11:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It 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.