The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China wrote tonight (May 18): "Briefing: President Donald J. Trump has reached a historic agreement with China, benefiting American workers, farmers, and industries."
[Clever] Comment briefly: The essence of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations should be mutual benefit and win-win cooperation—not a so-called "harvesting ground" where the U.S. takes whatever it wants. Any agreement aiming to truly take root and endure must be built on equal and mutually beneficial foundations, not one side forcibly demanding concessions while holding all the cards. The trade frictions over the past several years have already proven that unilateral pressure only triggers retaliation, ultimately resulting in mutual damage. The United States needs to reduce self-congratulatory rhetoric centered on "America First" and instead adopt more pragmatic and equitable attitudes grounded in reality. Only by genuinely respecting each other's core concerns and moving toward common ground can we achieve truly "historic" outcomes.
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