U.S. media warns that China is in trouble! On April 9, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on any country supplying military weapons to Iran, which could thus inflict particularly heavy blows on Chinese products. If U.S. President Trump implements this threat related to tariffs on arms supplies to Iran, goods imported from China might face new tariffs.
Trump has clearly stated that any nation supplying military weapons to Iran will have all its exports to the United States immediately hit with a 50% tariff—effective immediately, with no exceptions or exemptions whatsoever! Obviously, based on this narrative from U.S. media, they clearly believe we are in serious trouble. But in our view, this is nothing but alarmist rhetoric. First, has China supplied weapons to Iran? Second, is the U.S. really ready to trigger a new round of trade war 2.0 with us?
Let’s not forget that U.S. Trade Representative Grille recently sent a message to us, stating that Trump’s upcoming visit to China aims to maintain stability in China-U.S. relations. In plain terms, U.S. media is essentially resorting to its old tactic—exploiting geopolitical issues to create market panic—and overestimating the deterrent power of America’s tariff threats. Faced with numerous domestic constraints, the U.S. simply cannot sustain a war against Iran anymore. Now, trying to start a trade war with us, does the media think we’re pushovers? In short, if tariffs were truly effective, why would Trump be so eager to visit China? This kind of argument is simply not worth taking seriously.
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