▲ This image, captured from Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing's X account on April 11, 2025, shows a video clip of two sheep clashing, a likely representation of the tariff war between China and the United States. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Chinese ambassador shares sheep clash video, credits China's firm stand on Trump tariffs

By Kim Seung-yeon

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing posted Friday a video on social media showing two sheep colliding head-on, with one knocked to the ground, as he credited China's "resolute" countermeasures for the U.S. decision to suspend tariffs for 90 days.

The 30-second video clip, uploaded on his X account, shows two sheep charging head-on toward each other. One, labeled "the United States" in Chinese, is knocked backward, stumbling before collapsing to the ground. The other, labeled "China," stands its ground, watching as its opponent slowly backs away in defeat.

"The so-called 'reciprocal tariffs' will be suspended for 90 days. Is that a good thing? Don't forget, without China's resolute countermeasures and strong resistance, there would be no 90-day reprieve! Don't forget, this is only a 90-day reprieve!" Dai wrote, in Chinese and Korean.

The video comes with a phrase at the top, which says, "If others do not offend me, I will not offend them; but if others offend me, I will certainly offend them," a slogan used by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

The tariff war between Washington and Beijing is escalating as U.S. President Donald Trump raised the levy rate on the U.S.' rival to 145 percent. On Friday, Beijing announced it will raise the tariff on American goods from 84 percent to 125 percent.

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