The next round of US-China trade talks is expected to take place next week, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng tasked with negotiating to de-escalate new tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Meanwhile, according to a report by The New York Times, over the last few days, Chinese state media have been posting an old video of Mao Zedong issuing one of his most famous battle cries. “For as long as they want to fight,” he shouts from behind a row of microphones, “we will fight!”

Watch the video here:

According to a report by the New York Times, China's propaganda apparatus ramped up this week, encouraging citizens with messages of strength and patriotism.

However, state media and officials have refrained from using harsher rhetoric, indicatin

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