Chinese media suggests Americans need to work harder

A Chinese state newspaper has mocked American media and politicians' talk of the U.S. helping China with favorable trade deals, saying that Washington has played no role in the economic rise of the country. If anything, American workers should learn from their Chinese counterparts to work harder.

Global Times is an English-speaking Chinese newspaper published by the propaganda department of the ruling Communist Party, but it does not always reflect the party's official policy. The paper wrote the article as a direct response to a piece from POLITICO. Newsweek has contacted the Global Times by email on Monday.