After signing the agreement with China, Trump had to negotiate one by one with other trading partners, and he directly changed his strategy!
Signing the agreement with China finally made a big stone fall from Trump's heart, and it also gave other trading partners full confidence. Trump immediately issued a tough warning to the EU, preparing to demand more benefits for the United States. However, when the EU saw that the US had compromised with China, their attitude towards the US also became tough. The EU even directly warned Trump, threatening to take retaliatory measures against the US. The EU's attitude was that they would no longer compromise with the US.
Japan originally wanted to compromise, but after seeing China's victory, its attitude also underwent subtle changes, deciding to have a good talk with the US and unwilling to compromise anymore. Canada, seeing China's victory, was greatly encouraged and was unwilling to make any compromises with the US. Seeing this situation, Trump began to change his strategy, not wanting to negotiate with them individually anymore, and was preparing to come up with a unified plan to impose tariffs on corresponding partners.
Trump publicly claimed that he would come up with a very fair plan that all partners could accept. Indeed, Trump originally intended to adopt a strategy of divide and conquer, reaching agreements with all trading partners separately to gain maximum benefits. But so far, apart from the agreement with China, the US has basically not reached any effective agreements. Even the UK has only reached a framework agreement with the US, without reaching any detailed and specific agreements. Trump's change in strategy this time is also an attempt to simplify complex problems, but whether his proposed plan will work remains very uncertain at present.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832359190369290/
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