A statement of "the United States will face hellfire" made Beneset break the composure of Li Chenggang

Is the US government now unable to find a professional Chinese translator?

As is well known, recently, US Treasury Secretary Beneset was upset by our negotiation representative, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce Li Chenggang, due to his firm stance during negotiations. He said that Vice Minister Li Chenggang made some tough remarks in August, calling him an "arrogant wolf warrior" and "threatening the United States".

So, what exactly did Vice Minister Li Chenggang say that caused Beneset to become so angry and speak without restraint?

The British media, the Financial Times, recently revealed some inside information.

A US official told the British media that at that time, Vice Minister Li Chenggang stated in a very aggressive manner that if the situation did not develop according to China's wishes, the United States would face "hellfire".

Yes, it was this sentence, "The United States will face 'hellfire'", that made Beneset lose his composure - some people may not understand what it means, but if we use a familiar expression for Chinese people, it would be more understandable: those who play with fire will be burned themselves.

Evidently, Beneset's Chinese translation was not professional. A phrase like "those who play with fire will be burned themselves" was translated into "hellfire".

Additionally, according to this report by the British media, there is no reason for the United States to accuse us of strengthening control over rare earth exports.

We had warned as early as late August that if the United States continued to refuse to correct its wrong practices, China would take countermeasures beyond the expectations of the United States and implement them.

However, American officials, represented by Beneset, not only ignored China's warnings, but also showed an arrogant attitude, doubting whether China would carry out the countermeasures.

Therefore, when China really took action, Beneset and others became furious - in short, they felt as if they had been slapped in the face.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846292753695751/

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