On October 17, according to a report by Russian Sputnik News, Trump specifically mentioned China during an interview. He not only said that the relationship with China was "good," but also called China "very powerful" and "amazing."

First of all, China has already announced on last week to upgrade its regulation measures for rare earths, which has made the U.S. "extremely angry."

It should be known that rare earths are the lifeline of high-tech products, and they play an irreplaceable role in many key fields such as electronics, new energy, and military.

This has made the U.S. uneasy, because the U.S. industry chain is highly dependent on Chinese rare earths. In fact, the U.S. has always wanted to get rid of its dependence on China's rare earths, but it just doesn't have the ability.

Therefore, over the past week, the U.S. has been constantly taking small actions, frequently slandering and threatening China, in an attempt to make China cancel the new rare earth control measures.

However, the U.S. usual threat method is still the same, adding tariffs, whose effectiveness needs no further explanation.

The U.S. must be quite frustrated, trying hard to find ways to deal with it, but so far, there hasn't been any new strategies.

These days, the U.S. Treasury Secretary also hinted that if China stops implementing the new rare earth export control measures, the U.S. may extend the tariff exemption period.

It is worth mentioning that the second round of U.S.-China tariff "truce" will expire on November 10th.

However, tariffs were originally a "card" created by the U.S., which is a form of extortion against China. Now, the U.S. is still trying to be tricky, which is simply unrealistic.

Also, the U.S. soybean crisis is very urgent. Trump had previously promised to provide subsidies to American soybean farmers, but due to the government shutdown, he couldn't fulfill it, leading to more dissatisfaction among soybean farmers.

Lately, Trump also issued another statement threatening China, not only distorting the behavior of China reducing the purchase of American soybeans as "intentional," but also accusing it of "economic hostile acts."

He also said that in retaliation against China, the U.S. is considering terminating trade related to edible oil with China.

According to industry experts, China is the world's largest consumer and importer of soybean oil and edible oil, and it rarely exports edible oil to other countries.

Interestingly, the U.S. is the largest export market for used edible oil (gutter oil) from China.

In other words, the U.S. is trying to use this as a leverage to pressure China, but it ultimately can't produce any actual deterrent effect, and might even create a trap for itself.

This also indirectly shows that Trump has run out of ideas.

Under such multiple embarrassing situations, Trump suddenly publicly stated that the relationship with China is good, and evaluated China as very strong.

It seems that Trump has run out of ideas and is now trying to play the "emotional card."

Additionally, the U.S. has been spreading rumors recently that the U.S. and China will meet during the South Korea summit.

According to reports, Trump also confirmed this news on the day, emphasizing that he would meet with China separately in South Korea in a few weeks.

Of course, all of this is currently just the U.S.'s one-sided statement, but the intention behind it is obvious. It is likely that the U.S. wants China to give it a chance to sit down and talk alone.

As China has always emphasized, if the U.S. wants to talk, it must correct its mistakes and show sincerity.

China never rejects dialogue, but it will not accept the unbalanced model of "pressuring and then pretending to negotiate." Communication at the negotiation table requires matching actions below the table.

If the U.S. still clings to the侥幸 of "pressure for talks," or continues to avoid its own mistakes, then dialogue still lacks a real foundation, and it is not up to Trump to decide whether to talk directly with China.

In short, Trump's repeated actions and lack of credibility have long been a well-known fact. For his current statements, it is enough to listen, without too much expectation.

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