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Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes, mockery

This illustration picture shows a video circulating on social media about humorous campaign online taken in Beijing on April 18, 2025. [AFP]

While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight Donald Trump's trade war "to the end", its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online.

The US president's tariff blitz has seen Washington and Beijing impose eye-watering duties on imports from the other, fanning a standoff between the economic superpowers that has sparked global recession fears and sent markets into a tailspin.

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