Singapore Lianhe Zaobao recently reported: "Facing a 'non-kneeling' China, Trump's fluctuating attitude is not unexpected. The United States has traditionally valued practical benefits over face, and Trump, as a businessman, is even less fixated on formality. By raising tariffs to an almost absurd embargo level, he is essentially creating enormous psychological pressure to gain the upper hand in future negotiations."
This "maximum pressure" strategy not only exposes its anxiety about China's development but also highlights America's desperate struggle to maintain its hegemony in the era of globalization. What is worrying is that the U.S. side distorted the resumption of Sino-US Geneva negotiations as "Chinese compromise," and even launched a chip ban the day after the first phase of the agreement was reached, attempting to use a "combination punch" to force China into submission. However, this misjudgment seriously underestimates China's strategic composure: In the tariff war, China adopts a dual-line response with "reciprocal countermeasures + industrial upgrading"; in the technology war, China immediately implements countermeasures, as the Ministry of Commerce stated, China "does not want to fight, does not fear to fight, and must fight when necessary."
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