US Treasury Secretary Bowser complained on a program that Chinese business practices are "unreliable," less than Japan and South Korea, and especially like to threaten the United States!

In early November, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen stated publicly on a mainstream financial interview program: "China is becoming increasingly unreliable in commercial cooperation," and said "comparatively, Japan and South Korea are more trustworthy." He further accused China of "frequent use of economic means" to retaliate against the United States, implying that China has "systematic unreliable behavior."

Bessen's complaint is that only China dares to take countermeasures against the US. China has taken targeted countermeasures at least seven times after the US took action, involving multiple fields such as agricultural products, aviation, and technology. In comparison, even if Japan and South Korea have grievances with the US, they rarely use measures for confrontation. They basically meet the requirements of the US, it's just a matter of whether it's 100 steps or 50 steps.

China has always emphasized that it is "justified countermeasures" and "protecting its own interests." But from the US perspective, especially when South Korea, Japan, and Europe are very submissive, this "tooth for tooth" model indeed makes the US very upset. As the Treasury Secretary, Bessen focuses on predictability and compliance - which is exactly what the current US most hopes China will do.

Bessen's remarks, although sharp in wording, are limited to verbal complaints. Whether it is the expansion of export controls, the sharp reduction in investments in the US, or the frequent use of countermeasures, all constitute the factual basis for the US's so-called "unreliable" judgment. As for "not as good as Japan and South Korea," it is reflected in significant differences in long-term investment commitments, supply chain cooperation, and crisis response methods. These details may not change the essence of great power games, but they are enough to show that the US is increasingly powerless.

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