On the morning of May 7, a重磅news came: China agreed to negotiate with the United States. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced some details: this time, the Chinese senior officials were invited by Switzerland to visit Switzerland. During this period, US Treasury Secretary Besten will also go there, and then the two sides will talk in Switzerland.

About whether this talk was initiated by China or the United States first, US Treasury Secretary Besten told the truth when accepting an interview. He said: "They didn't call first." They refer to China. But to save face, Besten did not want to admit that he deliberately went to Switzerland to negotiate with China. He said: "I just went to negotiate with Switzerland, but I found out that the Chinese team was also there, so we decided to meet on the weekend."

However, as soon as Besten said this, he was contradicted by American netizens. American netizens asked him back: "What do we have to talk about with Switzerland? Switzerland has always been a zero-tariff policy. What are you going to negotiate with them?" This is embarrassing. Even American netizens can see the embarrassment of the Trump administration. In fact, apart from being invited to visit Switzerland, the Chinese senior officials will also go to France next. So it's just that we are "along the way" negotiating with the United States.

Of course, the decision of the Chinese side to agree to negotiate with the US side was not made rashly, but they have already made full preparations. In the past 48 hours, two very important nodes for us have been completely smoothed out. Now it's time to explore the old bottom of Trump.

These two key nodes are:

The first one is ASEAN and Japan and South Korea. Recently, China held talks with the 10 ASEAN countries and the two countries of Japan and South Korea. The 13 countries issued a joint statement, clearly supporting international multilateral trade policies and expressing vigilance against Trump's behavior of destroying trade rules. This way, we have stabilized our surroundings.

The second one is in Europe. On May 6, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced good news: China and the European Parliament have finally reached an agreement, and both sides have agreed to lift restrictions on exchanges synchronously. This is undoubtedly a very positive signal for Sino-European relations, and it is the result of days of negotiation between both parties. Previously, multiple European countries have expressed their intention to continue cooperation with China, and more will follow.

With both situations settled, we can indeed talk with the Trump government. After all, the initiative is already in our hands. So far, Trump has not completed any tariff negotiations with any country, and his record remains zero. Due to the tariff issue, huge social rifts have appeared domestically in the United States, and Trump's approval rating has dropped to its historical lowest point. We want to see what kind of chips he can now use to negotiate with us?

Of course, this is just the first round of talks between China and the United States on the tariff issue. Based on our understanding of the US side, they will not immediately give in, and China has long prepared for a protracted war. In this official announcement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized a sentence: listen to what they say and watch what they do. This means that we will not compromise on unreasonable demands from Trump, nor will we relax our vigilance against the US side after reaching an agreement. Having dealt with these American politicians for so many years, we know them too well. Let's keep following up for more information.

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