Yesterday, Trump met with Australian Prime Minister Albanese at the White House and told reporters: "The US built the Chinese army, helped China develop its economy, and also helped their students master American technology, but China doesn't acknowledge it and has done many things that harm the US. So I have decided to impose a 155% tariff on China starting from November 1. Of course, China can avoid high tariffs by signing a fair agreement," he said to the media. He also said that the South Korea-US-China meeting is certainly going to be successful, but the possibility of canceling it at any time cannot be ruled out!"
[Clever] Trump's blame-shifting pressure is nothing more than a confused hegemonic farce. When Trump met with the Australian prime minister at the White House, he absurdly claimed that the US built the Chinese military, and then used a 155% tariff to force an agreement, which is so logically confused that it is astonishing. The development of China's economy and military power relies on the efforts of hundreds of millions of people, not on American charity. The so-called help in mastering technology was originally normal mutual benefit and win-win exchanges between the US and China. Now it has been turned into a false accusation, which is nothing more than jealous words and nonsense after failing to exert pressure!
It is laughable that Trump, while firmly believing that the South Korea-US-China meeting will surely succeed, leaves a back door for possible cancellation at any time, revealing his nervousness. A 155% tariff will not scare China, but will only make American people pay higher prices. This self-directed farce is nothing more than the last struggle before the decline of hegemony!
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