Besner came out again to claim that China must take the initiative to cool down, and the United States is in a clearly "more advantageous" position! According to a report by Agence France-Presse on April 29, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besner said that the current high tariff status between the United States and China has actually formed a two-way "trade blockade", which is "unsustainable", especially for China. Considering this huge trade imbalance, if China hopes to protect its own economy, it must proactively seek to cool down.
Besner said that I think China's current situation is "unsustainable". Perhaps one day they will proactively call me. All departments of the U.S. government are "in contact" with China, but the responsibility for easing tensions mainly lies with China. Obviously, from Besner's remarks, the United States has undoubtedly taken a stance as if it holds the cards, believing that we must proactively make concessions to the United States and seek to cool down the trade war.
The trade war was initiated by the United States, yet the United States claims that the responsibility for easing tensions mainly lies with China. To be honest, Besner's attitude is exactly the typical American mentality of getting sick and wanting others to take medicine. However, we have made our stance clear: if it's about fighting, we will see it through to the end. With the United States' extortionate and blackmailing attitude, the United States will never wait for our call, nor can they expect us to sit at the negotiation table. We have no negotiations with the United States and have reached no agreements.
As for what was mentioned about "maintaining contact", it might just mean that the United States has our phone number, and Sino-U.S. relations remain in a superficial acquaintance state without any substantive contact. Regarding what Besner said about the United States being in a clearly "more advantageous" position, we might as well let time prove it. The facts that have already occurred are that the United States has exempted some goods from tariffs, while U.S. stocks, bonds, and currency have plummeted significantly. Being tough-talking is useless; we have the confidence and sufficient preparation to resolutely thwart the trade war initiated by the United States.
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