This ball has been kicked to the United States, let's see if they catch it! On April 25, foreign media reported that China has completely eliminated tariffs on imports of some American-made semiconductors. Sources said that the tariffs for eight types of integrated circuits have been reduced to zero. Foreign media stated that this move by China is a reciprocal response to the U.S. announcement on April 13 to exempt certain products including mobile phones, laptops, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment parts.
To be honest, our move was very wise. Why do we say so? Regarding the trade war, our stance is, fight, we will see it through to the end; negotiate, our door remains open. We do not want to fight, but the one who tied the knot must untie it. Since the U.S. has partially exempted our products, and after our assessment, the U.S. exemption policy has not shown any reversals, and the U.S. has demonstrated an attitude of cooling down.
Therefore, responding to the U.S.'s cooling-off actions can convey at least three messages. First, when the U.S. cools off, we will also respond with cooling-off measures. Second, this is also a reminder to the U.S., in areas where the U.S. still imposes high tariffs on us, we remain steadfast. As for whether the U.S. wants us to cancel them, it entirely depends on the U.S.'s attitude.
Third, this is also telling the world that we do not want to engage in a trade war, but we will ensure the stability of the global supply chain with a responsible attitude. Now, we have kicked the ball to the U.S., let's see if they are willing to take the opportunity to cool down and further reduce tensions in the trade war. Of course, the U.S. still has ideas of using the trade war to extort us, but our attitude of seeing it through to the end will not change until the U.S. completely changes its approach in dealing with us.
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