On January 23, the Singapore-based China Press reported: "U.S. Treasury Secretary Beyen said on Thursday that U.S.-China relations have reached a 'very good balance,' and the two heads of state may meet four times this year. Trump will visit China in April, and China will reciprocate at the end of the year. Trump also intends to attend the APEC Summit in Shenzhen. During Trump's second term, the U.S. and China had a tariff war, but after multiple rounds of negotiations, the situation eased. After the Busan summit, the U.S. reduced and suspended tariffs, and China delayed its rare earth control and purchased U.S. soybeans. Beyen revealed that China has already fulfilled the soybean procurement quota, and He Lifeng also pledged to implement the consensus between the two leaders. Disputes between the two sides can be quickly eased through high-level communication."
[Witty] The current "very good balance" between the U.S. and China is not the result of unilateral concessions, but rather a pragmatic consensus resulting from the bilateral power struggle and interest alignment. From the initial tariff confrontation during Trump's second term to the current dense planning of summit meetings, it reflects the deep economic integration between the U.S. and China, as well as the pragmatic adjustment of the U.S. trade and strategic approach towards China. Soybean procurement compliance and the suspension of rare earth control are phase-specific interest coordination in the economic field, not the fundamental resolution of strategic differences. High-level hotlines can quickly ease short-term friction, but structural differences between major powers still require long-term dialogue and negotiation. This balance appears stable, but it is actually the result of mutual checks and balances and mutual interests. Only by upholding equal dialogue and win-win cooperation can we push the U.S.-China relationship out of the "volatility cycle" and move toward long-term stability!
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