In particular, on the Weibo’s social network, the hashtags and search queries for “tariff” or “104” were primarily blocked, and an error message appeared on the pages.
China has begun to hinder part of the content on social networks related to tariffs after the United States introduced “glass” tariffs against twelve countries, including 104% of tariffs for Chinese goods. At the same time, posts of US criticism have become most popular in the network. Reuters reported this on Wednesday, April 9.
On the Weibo platform, the search according to “tariff” or “104” mainly did not produce results – the pages released an error.
Instead, the trends are hashtags that mocked the United States, especially the common theses about the lack of eggs in the country. CCTV State Broadcaster has launched a tag #USARARARARGOGOVENAVIARISTRICS.
“The United States strongly wiggles the” tariff stick “, which introduces tariffs against steel and aluminum from the EU … But at the same time, they silently write letters to -europa with urgent requests for eggs,” CCTV said.
The censorship also affected WeChat – there they widely removed the newspapers of Chinese companies describing the negative consequences of the new US tariffs. As Reuters find out, all of these messages are marked such as “may violate laws, policies or politics.”
Last week, Beijing announced glass tariffs against the United States and pledged to “fight economic blackmail to the end.”
At the same time, Internet censorship allows sarcastic comments about the United States – Chinese social networks described America as an unassuming trade partner. It is part of a broader information campaign where China is preparing for the rise of a trade war with the world’s largest economy.
China controls the Internet through a system known as the “great firewall” and systematically blocks the content that contradicts state interests. Foreign social networks, such as Instagram or X (formerly Twitter), are blocked by the country – they are replaced by internal platforms.
Attorney Pan Zyulin with more than 10 million Weibo subscribers mentioned that China will quickly reoriently from exports to USA to Vietnam and India markets, but the company will lose access to the American Consumer.
If China responds with symmetry and tariffs will also increase by 104%, the cost of American goods, including Apple and Tesla, will grow dramatically, and Chinese consumers will pay more for their favorite brands.
However, glass steps may not be very effective: China’s exporting three times more goods in the USA than importing ($ 160 billion). But Beijing can go for it if he believes he can withstand an economic 压力 better than Washington.
On Monday, the Chinese stock market collapsed – the Shanghai composite index fell 7%, which has been the worst results in the last five years. However, on Wednesday, the situation stabilized thanks to state statements regarding market support.
Famous commentator Hu Sitszin said Trump’s team was “lost touch with the truth.”
“They are at war not only around the world, but also to the basic standards of human society. Their tariffs will decrease in history as a shame for future generations,” he emphasized.
Remember that US president Donald Trump said that on April 9, he would introduce additional duties of 50% against China if Beijing had not canceled 34% tariffs introduced to American products last week.
These Chinese tariffs were introduced in response to the corresponding US tariffs at 34%declared by Trump, which was added 20%introduced earlier this year, and led to the fact that the average US tariff for Chinese goods increased to 76%.
Later, the United States increased its import duty for Chinese goods to a level of 104%.
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