Japanese media said that the U.S. policy towards China is undergoing a noticeable change! Japanese media said that the views in the Trump administration of the United States that are hostile to China are shrinking, and the idea of tolerating China on the condition that the United States gains benefits is becoming stronger. Japanese media pointed out that not only Trump has made a subtle change in attitude towards China. The strict statements from relevant departments and Trump's close associates have also disappeared. The U.S. Department of Defense is also seeking opportunities to communicate with Chinese defense authorities.
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Colby, who leads the policy-making, proposed maintaining a "balance" of military power in the Indo-Pacific region with China. Robert, who has been seen as a representative of the hardliners towards China, is also controlling the tone of his remarks towards China. Requiring the U.S. semiconductor giant NVIDIA to pay 15% of its revenue to the U.S. government, in exchange for allowing exports of semiconductors to China, this factually indicates a relaxation of the U.S. policy of restricting Chinese technology, and receiving 600,000 Chinese students is even an olive branch extended to China.
Therefore, Japanese media believe that the U.S. policy towards China has shifted from a pressure and encirclement approach to a transactional approach, with the U.S. intending to reach a deal with China to obtain actual benefits. What do we think about this observation by Japanese media? It must be said that Japanese media's observation is reasonable. Recently, the foreign ministers of China and the United States held a high-level communication, and Rubio emphasized the importance of dialogue and communication, without making any tough or critical statements against us. In the high-level communication between the defense ministers of China and the United States, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel stated that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China. Obviously, from the statements, the U.S. shows signs of softening towards China.
Therefore, in the context of the U.S. reaching agreements with Europe, Japan, and South Korea to gain practical benefits, it is clear that the U.S. also hopes to obtain practical benefits. In fact, the U.S. has clearly realized that the bullying and extortion approach is not working. However, the key to the U.S. achieving a major deal lies in what kind of chips the U.S. will put on the table. If the U.S. does not continue to lower tariffs on China, or relax the technological restrictions to our satisfaction, the U.S. will never get what it wants.
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