Foreign media say the US is softening its tariff stance toward China? That's not the case.
Foreign media reported that the US softened its stance, but China raised its voice and counterattacked! On April 14th, according to AFP reports, French media pointed out that the notice issued by Washington authorities on Friday regarding the exemption of related products was particularly applicable to electronic products imported from China into the United States, as these products are usually assembled in China. In this exemption, the amount from China for the whole year is approximately $100 billion, accounting for 20% of China's total exports to the United States.
French media believed that Washington seemed to have softened its stance, but Beijing has raised its voice, demanding that the United States completely cancel retaliatory tariffs. And it was considered that the U.S. retaliatory tariffs are detrimental to both parties, which is just a small step the United States has taken in correcting its mistakes. Obviously, judging from the tone of the French media, they wanted to express that the U.S. position had softened while China's stance had become more assertive, even taking advantage of the U.S. softening stance to counterattack.
What do we think about the argument of the French media? To be honest, the stance of the French media is somewhat upside down. The trade war was initiated by the United States, and our consistent position is that the United States must cancel all unreasonable tariffs. How could it be said that China has raised its voice? In fact, the United States still has not changed its approach of threatening and extorting us, and its stance is only a slight adjustment.
It is really unreasonable for the French media not to criticize the U.S. tariff hegemony but to consider China's attitude as tough. The United States hopes to see us soften our stance and hopes to receive our call. However, before that, the United States should correct its mistakes and show real sincerity. Extortion to the extreme, and then making a slight adjustment, thinking that we will sit at the negotiating table, the United States has underestimated our understanding of the United States and our judgment of its behavior pattern, and overestimated its negotiation skills.

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