Economics
China Vows ‘People’s War’ as Trade Fight Takes Nationalist Turn
- State media take harder line amid dispute with the U.S.
- Beijing attempts to strike balance to keep passions in check
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Among China’s most surprising responses to the trade war has been its reluctance to use its vast state media empire to rally the home front. That’s changed since U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff barrage.