Trump is still brooding! He has neither received our call nor seen us lift the countermeasures. Trump spoke again! On April 9, according to the Russia Sputnik News Agency, Trump said that it must be admitted that they have adopted various means. They manipulate exchange rates to offset the impact of tariffs. They should not do this, and such actions "do not comply" with the rules.
Trump said that he claimed until they sign an agreement. I think they will sign an agreement. They want to, but they just don't know how to start, because they are proud people. From Trump's remarks, we can see that the US is very eager for China to quickly sign an agreement with the US, and believes that we are engaging in so-called currency manipulation. To be honest, since Trump took office, the US may be the country that follows rules the least.
In 2025, after Trump took office, the US withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council, quit the WHO, and announced its intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement again, and unilaterally imposed additional taxes despite the WTO system it initiated and promoted. Is this behavior in compliance with the rules? In fact, China's record of abiding by international agreements is far better than that of the US.
Trump thinks we will sign an agreement, and he might not be wrong, but the question is what kind of agreement it is. If such an agreement is a friendly negotiated agreement with equality, respect, mutual benefit, and win-win as its purpose, we will definitely sign it. If such an agreement is a霸王clause, something forcibly shoved at China through threats and extortion, we will not only refuse to sign it but also refuse to even consider sitting at the negotiating table. If the US does not correct its wrong practices and does not show sincerity, but instead continues to escalate tensions, we believe that the US will certainly receive our proportional countermeasures.
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