Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that it is surprising and kind of lamentable to hear U.S.?Vice President JD Vance say "words that lack knowledge and respect".

Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

His comments came after Vance in a recent interview said the U.S. borrows money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture when discussing Trump administration's trade policy on China.

Lin also noted that China has made its position perfectly clear on its trade relations with the U.S.. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)