JD Vance offends people, does he mean to, or is he just stupid, or both? Guess you can make your own mind up.
But this time he has offended around 1.4bn people, the rough population of China.
Vance made the comments on Thursday, during an interview on Fox News where he defended US President Donald Trump’s tariffs – which are currently fuelling tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
“We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture,” the vice-president said.
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In response, China called JD Vance “ignorant and impolite” after he said America had been borrowing money from “Chinese peasants”.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Tuesday that Vance’s comments – which had already caused a stir on Chinese social media – were “surprising and sad”.
Vance made the comments on Thursday, during an interview on Fox News where he defended US President Donald Trump’s tariffs – which are currently fuelling tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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