As Trade War Propaganda Ramps Up, Chinese Company Tells Employees to Boycott US Products

A Chinese company recently issued a company notice, asking all its employees to boycott U.S. products and stop traveling to the United States. Otherwise, they will be fired. After a netizen posted this notice onto the internet, it immediately triggered public outcry.

As the U.S.-China trade dispute recently escalated with tit-for-tat tariff hikes, Chinese state-run media have begun ramping up its anti-American propaganda. This company notice came to light shortly after the hawkish state-run newspaper Global Times in a May 13 editorial called on the Chinese public to “fight a people’s war” with the United States.

In an internal announcement issued by the Jinggang Motor Vehicle Inspection Station located in Donghai County, Jiangsu Province on May 16, the company echoed the propaganda, explaining that China’s development in military, science, and technology has made the United States frightened and worried. As a result, the United States launched the trade war with China. “To help our country win this war, company authorities have decided that all employees must immediately stop purchasing and using American products,” the notice read. The refrain that the United States is impeding China’s rise on the global stage has been repeated in much of Chinese state media lately.