Twitter is ..., Elon Musk responds to China and US meme-war on Twitter

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has responded to the ongoing China and US-meme war on microblogging platform Twitter . Quoting a post by X user DogeDesigner @cb_doge sharing one such meme, Musk wrote “X is the global town square, the group chat of Earth”. As trade tensions with the two countries escalate, AI-generated videos and memes are going viral.

𝕏 is the global town square, the group chat of Earth

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 11, 2025

Specifically, these memes target President Donald Trump and his advisers, including Elon Musk and JD Vance. One such viral meme video mocks the idea of American workers returning to garment factories, sparking debate about tariffs and the US manufacturing. The one shared by DogeDesigner is a political cartoon from the Chinese Embassy in the US, depicting the US as a bully forcing China to accept a lollipop while threatening with a spiked bat, symbolizing coercive diplomacy amid escalating US-China trade tensions .


Here are some popular memes circulating online

Following the news that China will increase tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% starting tomorrow, the Chinese are getting more and more creative with their videos about Americans.

Enjoy the laughter – it's been far too rare in the last three years.
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/D0lYdH70nG

— Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) April 11, 2025

"Be cool! Everything is going to work out well" pic.twitter.com/WxPfEBCdem

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) April 9, 2025

Omg. The Chinese made another re-industrialization video to troll MAGA. pic.twitter.com/nww84PdBYw

— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) April 10, 2025

The Chinese keep trolling American re-industrialisation 😂 pic.twitter.com/XfNeeyK9eD

— ADAM (@AdameMedia) April 9, 2025

Who the hell made this? 😂 pic.twitter.com/W2Xy3npTKA

— Devin Duke (@sirDukeDevin) April 10, 2025

MAGA😂 "The Art of the Deal" pic.twitter.com/kTaSQagdy6

— Johannes Maria (@luo_yuehan) April 10, 2025

Who’s your money on? pic.twitter.com/YdPDVw6eku

— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 9, 2025

Let the meme war begin 🔥 pic.twitter.com/s5lG2L3kK4

— Anti Left Memes (@AntiLeftMemes) April 11, 2025

Trump should reply to China's post with this meme 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Ap31d8mfjx

— Adam Lowisz 🇺🇸🇵🇱🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦 (@AdamLowisz) April 11, 2025

Recent developments in US-China trade tensions

Over the past week, tariffs imposed by the US on Chinese imports have increased from 54% to 104% and then to 125%, in addition to existing duties from before President Trump’s second term. In response, China has raised tariffs on US imports from 84% to 125%, effective April 12, 2025.



Recently, Donald Trump announced a two-tier tariff structure: a baseline 10% tariff applied universally to imports from all countries, with exceptions for Canada and Mexico, and additional country-specific "reciprocal" tariffs based on what the administration deemed unfair trade practices by approximately 60 individual nations. The 10% baseline tariff began on April 5, 2025, while the higher country-specific rates commenced on April 9, 2025.