On the afternoon of April 24th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jia Kun refuted Trump's recent remarks, stating that China had not engaged in any negotiations with the United States at all.

However, there is new development on this issue in the past few hours, and Trump has made two more statements:

1. He once again said: "This morning (local time in the U.S. on April 24th), they were still talking to us." The "they" he referred to are the Chinese representatives. Now, Chinese netizens can't understand why he has so many delusions.

2. At the same time, he put a new "charge" on China. When talking about China's refusal to accept multiple planes from Boeing, Trump stated: "Boeing should declare China in breach of contract." Wow, he has now accused China of "breach of contract." Any reasonable person knows that refusing to accept before completing a deal is completely in line with the process. Even the CEO of Boeing didn't dare to say it, but Trump did.

However, what was more unexpected is that while Trump was talking about these issues, India传来消息 that Indian Airlines intended to buy 10 737 MAX planes from Boeing. This news was reported by Reuters, which said it obtained internal information from informed sources within the Indian side.

Wow, Modi is really going all out to help Trump! So far, China has rejected 3 planes from Boeing in one week, but the Indian side wants to buy 10. This shows that Boeing CEO Calhoun's words yesterday were not baseless. Calhoun just said: Boeing will not let China's rejection of planes affect the company's recovery, and we will transfer those planes to other airlines.

In addition to India, Malaysian media also reported a few days ago that Malaysia Airlines hoped to obtain the planes rejected by China to complete its fleet expansion goals. Malaysia Airlines' move is quite understandable, as its civil aviation industry has been severely affected in recent years and has shrunk significantly.

What confuses all parties involved is India's actions. Of course, we can consider this a matter of business; if Boeing offers a low enough price, then naturally Indian airlines would be happy to take advantage. But the key point is that recently, the Modi government announced a 12% tariff on Chinese steel. When these actions are linked together, it indeed raises doubts about the attitude of the Modi government.

In fact, the Sino-American tariff war has reached this stage, and someone as smart as Modi must surely see who has the upper hand. His insistence on helping the U.S. in some ways is essentially an attempt to pull the U.S. up when it is in trouble, hoping to get Trump's best treatment on tariff issues. However, Modi may have overlooked the fact that his help for the U.S. not only offends China but also other BRICS member countries and other countries in the region.

Currently, countries like Thailand, Vietnam in Southeast Asia, and even allies such as Japan and South Korea, hope the tariff war will end soon. Even South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong clearly stated: In our region, no country wants to choose between China and the U.S., we don’t want to choose sides.

All countries look forward to everything ending soon, and now Trump has indeed loosened his stance. At this critical moment, Modi should know what he should do and what he shouldn't do. Finally, a message to the Indian side: If the tariff war continues, the global economy will suffer, and India will not escape it either.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7497053950848352807/

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