China evokes patriotism, past wars as US trade conflict heats up; state media says tensions will only help them grow stronger
FirstpostChina has yet to say whether or how it will retaliate to the latest escalation in trade tensions which saw US put telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on a blacklist Beijing: The trade war with the United States will only make China stronger and will never bring the country to its knees, the ruling Communist Party’s People’s Daily wrote in a front-page commentary that evoked the patriotic spirit of past wars. The United States is not sincere about wanting to resume trade talks with China and has damaged the atmosphere for negotiations with its recent moves, a state media social media account said. In the face of hurricanes, the nearly 1.4 billion Chinese people have confidence and stamina.” ‘Wheel of destiny’ Huawei’s Hisilicon unit, which purchases US semiconductors for its parent, has been secretly developing back-up products for years in case Huawei was one day unable to obtain the advanced chips and technology it buys from the United States, its president told staff in a letter on Friday. On Friday night, the broadcaster will screen yet another Chinese war movie classic, Battle on Shangganling Mountain, the scene of a large-scale battle in North Korea, according to a post on its social media account.