In what can only be described as a headline grab with zero real leverage, China just announced it’s raising tariffs on U.S. imports to 125%. And honestly? LOL. Because here’s the kicker — China barely imports anything from the U.S. anymore.
So who’s this tariff for? Nobody. It’s like trying to punish someone you broke up with five years ago. Or flexing at a party no one invited you to. It’s not just laughable — it’s emotionally reactive policy masquerading as strategy, which is basically the Communist Party’s brand.
China’s Rise: Built on Theft, Replication, and Repackaged Junk
Let’s be real. The rise of China wasn’t fueled by innovation. It was fueled by idea theft, knockoff replication, and making American concepts cheaper (sometimes better), then selling them back to Americans.
That’s not free-market genius — that’s just exploiting Western greed, regulatory bloat, and the leftward ideological shift that devalued local production in favor of feel-good activism and imported cheap plastic.
You don’t have to look far. What’s the modern Western economy made of now? Junk consulting, junk services, junk subscriptions. We’ve been trained to consume crap, and China is the biggest supplier of crap the world has ever seen.
How Did We Get Here? Atheism, Ideology & Fake “Security”
Since China’s ascension, the world hasn’t just gone left — it’s gone soft. The West’s obsession with regulation, virtue signaling, and replacing faith in God with faith in government has created a society that praises compliance over competence.
And as society shifted toward atheism disguised as “progress,” it’s no surprise that the junk economy became our new religion. Our gods? Bureaucrats. Our rituals? Subscriptions. Our temples? Big-box retailers filled with Chinese-made goods and motivational posters printed on lead-infused paper.
China’s Tariff Tantrum: Who Does It Hurt? Not the U.S.
Let’s be clear. China needs U.S. consumers. But the U.S.? It doesn’t really need Chinese imports. It wants them — because they’re cheap. But wants can change. Especially when manufacturing starts coming back home (thanks to deregulation), and tariffs become a tool of leverage again — not just a talking point.
China raising tariffs isn’t strategic. It’s symbolic. It’s a baby-kick in a geopolitical nursery, and unfortunately for the CCP, the adults are starting to wake up.
The Trump Doctrine: Cut the Red Tape, Not the Border
Love him or hate him, Trump understands leverage. And while the media shrieks over his tweets and tan, his administration continues to cut regulation, reduce taxes, and clean up a welfare state built on FDR’s socialist blueprint.
You see, tariffs — when used wisely — are the only tax that actually makes sense. They protect national security. They generate income from imports, not citizens. And they remind foreign nations that access to U.S. markets is a privilege, not a right.
Compare that to China, where every tariff leads to currency devaluation, capital flight, and more poverty for its own people. That’s not strategy — that’s survival wrapped in nationalism.
Why the CCP Will Always Lose the Long Game
China can raise tariffs. It can ban imports. It can burn MAGA hats in public squares. But none of that changes the fundamental reality: The Communist Party can’t beat a free market that respects property rights. It never could. It never will.
And here’s the real kicker — if the CCP keeps playing economic chicken with the U.S., it will be forced to weaken its currency just to stay afloat. Sure, it might attract investment in the short term, but it’ll also torch purchasing power, squeeze its people, and fuel unrest from within.
In short: China’s not playing 4D chess. It’s flipping the board out of frustration.
Conclusion: Let China Isolate Itself — They’re Selling Junk Anyway
If China wants to isolate itself from the U.S. economy, let them. They’re the ones peddling junk. They’re the ones selling 25-cent solutions to $10 problems. And they’re the ones that can’t survive without Western consumption.
The real fight isn’t about tariffs. It’s about who defines value. And right now, China is losing that battle by clinging to emotional, state-controlled economics, while the U.S. (for now) is cutting red tape and rediscovering its capitalist roots.
Let the CCP raise tariffs to 500% for all we care. You can’t win a trade war when no one wants what you’re selling.