To many Chinese, America was like 'Heaven.' Now they're not so sure

American culture is so deeply embedded in China that experts say a boycott would be impossible.

Qi Haohan describes with pride the times he has leaped and pirouetted with American dancers across stages in China, and he counts as a major influence Daniil Simkin, a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater.
 

Ask him about China’s trade war with the United States, however, and Mr. Qi’s admiration for America evaporates.
 

“Fight, fight, fight!” the 25-year-old wrote on social media, urging his country to stand strong after trade talks with the United States broke down.
 

“America’s decision to increase tariffs will only bring about its own destruction,” Mr. Qi, a dancer with the National Ballet of China,