Trump's outrageous lie has been thoroughly exposed by China. What else can he say this time?
In response to Trump's repeated claim that Chinese leaders "called him," the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated at a regular press conference that there has been no phone call between the heads of state of China and the US recently, and reiterated that there have been no consultations or negotiations on tariff issues between the two countries during this period.
The Trump administration has gone to great lengths in this Sino-US tariff war, trying to confuse the public. Trump himself even spread an "outrageous lie" in an attempt to suggest to the outside world that communication on relevant issues had been maintained between China and the US during the tariff war.
Therefore, he repeatedly told American media in the past period that he had already spoken with Chinese counterparts, deliberately blurring the time and content, which was intentionally left for the international community to guess. However, obviously, this matter cannot be defined unilaterally by the United States.
Have the heads of state of China and the US communicated? Yes, but that dates back to January this year, before Trump officially took office. Strictly speaking, he was still the president-elect at that time. Since the US gradually escalated the situation, interactions between China and the US have entered a new low point, and there has been "zero contact" on tariffs. Trump's continuous release of smokescreens will not have any substantive effect on Sino-US tariff negotiations.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830699070709772/
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