China denounced Vice President JD Vance after he referred to some of the country's residents as "Chinese peasants."
Beijing "has made its position perfectly clear on its trade relations with the U.S.," China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said during a press conference on Tuesday, according to Politico.
"To hear words that lack knowledge and respect like those uttered by this vice president is both surprising and kind of lamentable," Jian continued.
Vance made the comment during a Fox News interview last Thursday, where he defended President Donald Trump's controversial tariff policy.
"I think it's useful for all of us to take a step back and ask ourselves, what has the globalized economy gotten the United States of America?" Vance said during the interview.
🇺🇸🇨🇳 JD Vance, a man who built his brand off Appalachian hardship, now calls Chinese farmers “peasants” on Fox. Funny how the guy who sold his own grandma’s pain for a book deal thinks he’s qualified to rank others’ dignity.
— 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 (@OopsGuess) April 8, 2025
You crawled from poverty to power—then spat on the… pic.twitter.com/QERqxsxluu
"Fundamentally, it's based on two principles, incurring a huge amount of debt to buy things other countries make for us ... We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things that Chinese peasants manufacture," he added.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it would implement a 104% tariff on all Chinese imports, starting Wednesday, according to CNN.
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