Chinese Citizens Voice Unified Support for "the Country's Decision"
Zhongxin Net Features Street Interviews on U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs
Amid the tariff bomb war between the United States and China, the president of a Chinese small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) revealed that an order worth 7 million dollars (approximately 9.97 billion KRW) was suddenly halted but expressed support for the national decision.
Interview scene with a representative of a Chinese small and medium-sized enterprise. Screenshot from Zhonghua Net.
On the 16th, China’s Zhonghua Net reported, "Due to the U.S. reciprocal tariffs, an order worth 7 million dollars from a Hangzhou trading company was stopped," adding, "We are actively communicating with U.S. companies and customers to discuss solutions."
According to the report, the SME representative had been actively engaging with U.S. companies, including recent collaboration with Disney. In an interview with Zhonghua Net, he emphasized, "Clearly, the company has suffered a significant blow, but I believe in and support the country’s decision."
As the U.S.-China tariff war intensifies, Chinese citizens are voicing support for "the country’s decision." Zhonghua Net reported that "entrepreneurs in Zhejiang Province believe that merely being anxious will not solve anything," and that "at this critical moment, they trust and follow China’s decision," according to a consensus.
On the same day, China’s Zhongxin Net posted a video titled ‘Street Interview: What Do Chinese People Think About U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs?’ interviewing citizens. Zhongxin Net reported, "The U.S. has caused a tariff uproar against trade partners including China," and added, "Especially imposing excessively high tariffs on China one after another sounds like a joke." It further stated, "We conducted street interviews to find out how Chinese citizens think about this situation."
In the interview, Mr. Lee said, "The impact on the economy and stocks is certainly significant, but I trust the authorities’ decision," and added, "I don’t think it’s something we need to worry about too much." Mr. Heng said, "I think Trump’s decision is too harsh, but since China’s industrial market is safe, I believe it is not a big problem." Mr. Yue, who works in the IT industry, said, "We manufacture basic products like chips, which are already localized and produced in China, so I don’t think U.S. tariffs will have an impact." He added, "China still has the power to retaliate," and said, "I will support the country’s decision until the end."
Meanwhile, China recently responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff bombs by imposing retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products and taking countermeasures with reciprocal tariffs. On the 15th (local time), President Trump referred to the first phase of the trade war with China and made remarks implying that farmers and others would be compensated if they endure.
Previously, China imposed targeted tariffs on U.S. agricultural and livestock products in response to the Trump administration’s ‘10% + 10% (20%)’ tariffs.
Subsequently, as the Trump administration raised the country-specific reciprocal tariff rate on China to 125% (total 145% tariff), China directly countered by raising its tariff rate on the U.S. to 125%, confronting the Trump administration head-on.
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