Summary

China condemned JD Vance on Tuesday for calling Chinese people “peasants” in a Fox News interview, where he said, “To make it a little more crystal clear, we borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry labeled the remarks “ignorant and disrespectful.”

The backlash exploded on Chinese social media, garnering 140 million Weibo views.

Critics mocked Vance’s own “hillbilly” background and pointed to China’s advanced tech and infrastructure, highlighting rising tensions amid Trump’s trade war.

  • Basic Glitch@lemm.eeEnglish
    39·
    7 days ago

    Don’t take it personally, China. He feels the same way about the majority of Americans including his own family. He’s got a chip on his shoulder bc he grew up among the peasant class, made it to the Ivy Leagues and has desperately been trying to claw his way into a social level he’ll never be accepted to bc he wasn’t born into it.

    From his POV you’re either a peasant, or you’re an elitist. Unless you’re part of the 1% of billionaires and generational wealth. Somehow that makes you an average Joe, and that’s why you benefit the most from Vance’s policies and “beliefs” (whatever he may need them to be in the moment).

    Vance is not dumb, but he certainly acts like a useful idiot.

    • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
      8·
      7 days ago

      He can get there despite being dumb. Plenty of really dumb people end up on top. Not because of their intelligence but because of their complete lack of regard for others.

    • Wanpieserino@lemm.ee
      5·
      7 days ago

      How is he not dumb? I’ve seen his texts in private chats. That’s not meant for the public. And god damn does he seem dumb