The following article, Leftists Root for China and Lose Their Fortune Cookies, was first published on The Black Sphere.
It’s a strange time in America when the people who once cried “Better dead than red!” are now basically shaking pom-poms for the Chinese Communist Party.
While Trump plays 4D chess with tariffs—trying to level the playing field for America—the media’s been screaming like it’s the apocalypse. “The sky is falling!” they shout, clutching their pearls every time Trump dares to put America first. Meanwhile, they whisper nothing about China’s stock market being dragged through a rice paddy.
I did a simple search: “How have Chinese stocks performed?” Google—bless its CCP-sympathizing algorithms—responded with what might as well have been a lullaby: “Don’t worry, everything’s great, Chinese stocks are thriving!”
Really? Thriving? That’s not what my brokerage app says.
So, like any sane person with an allergy to propaganda, I dug deeper. Turns out the top four Chinese stocks traded in America have been stomped harder than a counterfeit Louis Vuitton bag at customs. We’re talking serious red ink—ironic, given how much the Left loves the color.
PDD we down to $87 on Apr 12, as the trade war escalated. This is down from $130+ on March 20. That’s a 33% loss during that time, but the media was quieter than a mouse pissing on a cotton ball.
On March 8, JD dropped over 25% from its previous high of $45, and is currently 33% below that figure. Again, media silence.
Baidu has lost 25% from its high of over $120. And currently sits well below that number as you can see from the chart.
On March 17, Alibaba traded at $147 per share. On March 8 the stock dropped to $98, a drop of 44%. While it has recovered some, the stock remains roughly 20% down from its high less than two months ago.
Look at those numbers and tell me we are losing?
However, to listen to our media, you might think that America is losing the trade war with China. This, despite the reality that China is scrambling to recover. This report is about as close as I found to the truth:
Early shipping data is already beginning to show a clear drop off in imports from China as a result of President Donald Trump’s trade war, and logistics experts are warning continued tariffs could send the industry—and broader economy—into choppy waters.
The truth is, China blinked. Hard. Because despite what Biden’s teleprompter might say, trade wars can be won. Especially when one side’s been robbing your intellectual property for decades and the other side finally elects a president with a spine.
This trade war? It’s not even a fair fight anymore. Trump’s holding the cards, and China knows it. The media can pretend otherwise, but two things are certain:
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China will stop stealing companies intellectual property.
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We will shrink our trade deficit tremendously with China.
And when it’s all over, the only real losers will be the media’s credibility (what’s left of it) and the folks who bet against America—again.
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