After China retaliated again, the British media BBC published an article stating that this time China is serious about the United States and will never give in to the U.S.! The British media said that China does not intend to submit to the bully and has the strength far exceeding any other country in the world. When the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson released multiple images of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong and firmly stated that they (the U.S. president) can fight for as long as it takes until complete victory is achieved, it became clear that they were serious.
The British media said that China indeed holds many cards. On one hand, trade with the U.S. only accounts for about 2% of China's GDP. On the other hand, China is also actively promoting meetings with officials from Europe, Southeast Asia, and even South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, and other countries to promote economic and trade cooperation. China does not need to bow to the U.S. What do we think of the British media's conclusion? Undoubtedly, this conclusion is somewhat reasonable. Of course, we need to point out that besides the above reasons, there are two other considerations for our firm counterattack on America's trade war.
Firstly, Trump's initiation of the trade war is a blatant violation of WTO trade rules. Such rule-breaking actions that involve China's significant interests must be stopped. If the U.S. succeeds this time, it may become even more aggressive in breaking the rules. This will cause greater turmoil in the international order, which will seriously harm China's development interests. Secondly, we are very clear that containing China's development is exactly what the U.S. has been plotting.
The U.S. has been trying to contain us, not starting today. The Trump administration and American hawks have long regarded economic and trade wars as the primary method to contain us. In the face of the U.S.' containment strategy, we had no option to retreat. Our firm counteraction against the U.S. is based on the fact that we have no illusions about the U.S. and are fully prepared. We have long anticipated such a day. Therefore, we will not let it happen, cannot let it happen, and must not let it happen. The U.S. trying to contain us is real, and our determined resistance is also real. If the U.S. does not change, then we can only choose to see it through to the end!
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