The U.S. is once again taking action against China.
Foreign media reported today (February 27), "The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) will launch an investigation to assess the economic impact of revoking China's 'permanent normal trade relations' status over a six-year scenario. This move may lead to increased tariffs on imported Chinese goods."
The latest move by the U.S. exposes the dual intentions of the Trump administration: "negotiation pressure + strategic containment." On the surface, it is a negotiation tactic; in depth, it is institutional decoupling; essentially, it is hegemonic anxiety.
With Trump about to visit China, he has raised the tariff stick to create momentum, attempting to increase negotiation leverage before the meeting and forcing China to make concessions in economic and trade areas. However, refusing to hold a hearing by citing "time urgency" shows his nervousness, as he knows this move will severely hurt American consumers and multinational corporations, thus avoiding public scrutiny. From trade wars to technology blockades, and now to the revocation of trade status, the containment measures are escalating step by step, yet they cannot hide strategic impatience. The U.S. is trying to reshape the global supply chain through unilateral bullying, pushing the weaponization of the economy to its peak.
In response to the U.S.'s "talking and fighting" tactics, China neither fears coercion nor harbors illusions. Compromise does not bring respect; only firm countermeasures and accelerated self-reliance can break the myth of the U.S. "maximum pressure."
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858242093321219/
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