On the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term, China issued a rude challenge to American leaders, releasing a fiery propaganda video declaring it “never kneels.”
Video titled “Never Kneel Down!” was posted on Tuesday, April 29th by the official X-account of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs @MFA_CHINA. The timing is noticeable. This coincided with President Trump’s 100th day in office.
“When the rest of the world stands together in solidarity, the United States is just a small, tied boat,” the AI narration warns of dramatic storm footage and images of war.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the video denounced the US as “forced” and labeled the US tariff strategy as “fatal trap.”
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The footage of US street protesters is used in a video from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, claiming that “the US caused a global tariff storm.” The video was released by @MFA_CHINA on April 29, 2025, in response to trade pressures from the Trump administration. (@mfa_china/x)
In another ominous line, the narration states: The video includes images of the Korean War and the return of Huawei Cfo Meng Wanzhou in 2021, depicting both as symbols of China’s “resistance.”
Earlier this month, President Trump effectively quarantined China by allowing all other countries to suspend tariffs for 90 days, while imposing a 145% tariff on Chinese imports. Trump’s strategy aims to reward fair trade partners while putting pressure on Beijing to reform.
China retaliated with a 125% tariff on US goods, but many analysts say CCP is operating from a more vulnerable position.
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The tornado appears in dramatic images from a video released by China’s Foreign Ministry, saying, “Only you kneels will induce bullying.” Posted on @MFA_CHINA on April 29, 2025, the video condemns the US forced trade policy. (@mfa_china/x)
“It’s up to China to escalate because they sell five times more than we sell to them,” Scott Bescent told CNBC on Monday.
CCP’s videos, published in both English and Mandarin, use forceful messages and historical images to portray China as a victim of Western domination. According to a report from WSJ, the video claims: “History proves compromise will not earn you mercy.
According to Bloomberg Economics and the International Monetary Fund, Beijing’s Saber Ratlings are born amid rising domestic pressure.
A Chinese government video posted on April 29, 2025 uses stylized images of paper tigers carrying a US flag, claiming “all bullies are just paper tigers.” This image coincides with the long-standing theme of the Chinese Communist Party of Japan’s Anti-us propaganda. (@mfa_china/x)
This is not the first time Trump has restrained China. During his first term, he imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion in Chinese goods, citing theft of intellectual property and forced technology transfer. That campaign led to a Phase 1 trade agreement signed in 2020.
Now, Trump’s strategy is to strain China’s economic policymakers.
“Every bully is just a paper tiger,” the AI narrator says, showing the tiger with an American flag on its tail.
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Trump’s tariffs put real economic pressure on Beijing at an age when the state can malign it.
Jasmine is a writer for Fox News Digital and is a New Orleans-based military spouse. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
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