The Chinese president called for a “new Long March,” urging citizens to prepare for long-term hardship in the latest sign that he does not expect to resolve the trade war with the U.S. in the near future. Official Chinese media, which is heavily influenced by the state, has stepped up its anti-U.S. rhetoric in recent days. (South China Morning Post)

Talking point: Xi’s comments come despite the U.S. granting 90-day exemptions to its blacklist on exporting Huawei technologies to a handful of companies, a move designed to ease pressure on the company, which is a favourite of Beijing. Last week, China and the U.S. had both signalled they were looking for a way to get back to the negotiating table, but no new talks have been scheduled. On Monday, Xi visited a rare-earth mining and processing facility, 10 years after China banned rare-earth exports to Japan during a trade war. The same day, Xinhua News Agency said that “bullying” from the U.S. was the reason trade talks had collapsed.