A big screen on the Yalu River bridge shows Chinese war film Heroic Sons and Daughters. Photo: IC

China's state television aired three classic Chinese films featuring the Chinese army's heroic roles in the Korean War (1950-1953) from Thursday to Saturday, replacing the previously scheduled programs, prompting wide discussions online amid the simmering China-US trade war. 

China Central Television (CCTV)'s movie channel CCTV-6 said on its Weibo on Thursday night that the classic war movie Heroic Sons and Daughters would be aired at 8:25 pm, and the previously scheduled program of the Asian Film and TV Week would be shown at 10:20 pm.

Later, the channel said that it would screen another military film, Battle on Shangganling Mountain, depicting a major battle in North Korea on Friday night. According to the CCTV-6's programming schedule, a third classic film, A Surprise Attack,  will be aired on Saturday, replacing the scheduled comedy film. All three films featured the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, as it is known in China.

The CCTV's posts received wide praises from Chinese netizens who believed they indicated China's firm position to the US amid the escalated trade war. "We are not afraid of the US, not in the past, not today. Thumbs-up to the CCTV," commented one netizen. 

Some netizens even nicknamed CCTV-6 as the "sixth princesses" for it has always been sensitive on hot news. The CCTV-6 aired Les Miserables during the "yellow vest movement" in Paris in March.

Global Times