American attitude "has changed", Trump is being friendly to us! According to a report by Agence France-Presse on April 19th, Trump made the latest remarks on the trade war. Trump said that good private communication is currently underway between the United States and China, by the way, we are having decent conversations with China. It can be said that it's really very good. However, although Trump stated that good private communication is taking place between the US and China, he did not provide any specific details about the private trade negotiations between the two countries.
How should we view Trump's remarks? Judging from what is currently happening, to say that good communication is taking place between China and the US seems unlikely. From our perspective, this appears to be just another negotiation tactic used by Trump. In fact, previously, the US side had indicated that Japan, South Korea, Australia, and other countries would be given priority for negotiations. We are the only country that has firmly countered the US.
The US goal is to get all countries to make concessions as soon as possible and reach an agreement as soon as possible. Therefore, the US is clearly creating an atmosphere where even China is negotiating, hoping that the few countries with priority negotiation qualifications will quickly give in, allowing the US to take advantage of this situation to divide and conquer. In fact, if good communication were truly taking place between the US and China, why is the US suddenly targeting our maritime transport sector, preparing to impose high port fees on ships owned or operated by Chinese companies? Is this the action of a country that is having decent communication with us?
Therefore, so-called good communication between China and the US likely involves ulterior motives on the part of the US. Since no negotiation details have been provided, it indicates that substantive negotiations between the two countries have not yet begun. Our stance in negotiations with the US is clear: the US should cancel all unreasonable tariffs, and must treat us with equality and respect. Undoubtedly, at present, the US is only being friendly on the surface while intensifying its actions behind the scenes. Therefore, we cannot help but raise a big question mark regarding Trump's friendliness.
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