Overseas media reported today (May 11): "The trade negotiations between China and the United States held in Geneva have concluded the first day of consultations on Saturday (May 10) and are expected to continue on Sunday (May 11)."
[Smart Comment]: Although Trump said today that the two countries had a very pleasant meeting in Switzerland and reached many consensuses (Fig. 2), there is no other information to substantiate his statement. The first meeting between China and the United States in Switzerland was just a tentative game of probing each other's so-called "bottom cards". This inevitably reminds one of the negotiation process during the Korean War. Nowadays, the United States has obviously not yet truly felt the pain, has not reached the critical point of regretting deeply and urgently desiring to reach a consensus. Only after experiencing several more intense confrontations, making it heartbroken and unbearable, can there be a meaningful negotiation and consensus. The core goal of China's participation in this meeting is to firmly occupy the moral high ground and solemnly declare to the world: we always adhere to an open attitude, are willing to solve problems through dialogue, and have given the United States sufficient opportunities. However, the United States remains stubborn, refuses to abolish those unreasonable and exorbitant tariff barriers, and its outrageous behavior is infuriating.
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