Bloomberg reported on April 28th that U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent once again discussed the issue of tariffs on China in an interview with CNBC: "We will wait and see how the situation develops. As I have repeatedly emphasized, I believe it should be China that takes the initiative to ease tensions, because their exports to the U.S. are five times the amount of our exports to China, so these 125% tariffs are unsustainable." He added that the U.S. "has another set of escalation options in our pocket, but we very much hope not to use them." He also revealed that if the situation worsens, the upgrade options may include "implementing an embargo." Comment: Bessent claims that China should take the initiative to ease tensions, reasoning that China's exports to the U.S. are five times the amount of U.S. exports to China. This logic is extremely absurd. The imbalance in Sino-U.S. trade was not caused by one party alone. The U.S. has long restricted high-tech product exports to China, artificially setting up trade barriers. Chinese companies want to buy products that the U.S. refuses to sell. The reason for China's large exports to the U.S. is based on market demand and the complementarity of both countries' industries, not something deliberately done by China. However, the U.S. uses this as an excuse to impose additional tariffs and coerce China, seriously damaging normal international trade order. Bessent's statement that "the U.S. has another set of escalation options in our pocket, but we very much hope not to use them" and the threat of possible embargoes if the situation worsens are completely acts of bullying. The U.S. approach of threatening sanctions and embargoes is not the right way to deal with China. China's position on the tariff issue has always been firm and clear: there are no winners in a tariff war or a trade war. China does not want to fight, but it is not afraid to fight. If fought, it will see it through to the end; if negotiated, the door remains open. Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830661299747975/ Disclaimer: This article only represents the author's personal views.