The U.S. must be very puzzled that China has not responded until now! After Trump expressed that he would reach an agreement with China and stated that it would take three to four weeks to reach an agreement, he probably did not expect that we are staying silent now. According to the American way of thinking, now that the U.S. has softened its tone, China should at least respond in some way, but we have indeed said nothing.

Why haven't we responded to the U.S.? Essentially, this is because we have seen through the U.S.'s tactics. What kind of cards is the U.S. playing? In four words, that's "fabricating out of thin air." The U.S. mainly relies on creating fictitious chips to coerce us into paying real money. In terms of tactical thinking, the U.S. is aiming for a blitzkrieg. The U.S. hopes to make us submit as quickly as possible through blitzkrieg tactics, trying to knock us out with one blow.

As a result, the U.S. went all out from the beginning. However, they didn't expect that we had already prepared for a protracted war. Now that the blitzkrieg failed, the U.S. has changed its strategy towards us. This strategy involves showing goodwill to entice us into falling into their trap and pulling us to the negotiation table. Nevertheless, we have long seen through the U.S.'s calculations.

In fact, the U.S.'s goal from the very beginning has been to solve America's debt problem. The return of manufacturing industries, although the U.S. is shouting loudly, Trump only has four years in office, and it is unlikely to achieve significant results within these four years. Trump must be well aware of this. However, the debt issue is extremely fatal to the U.S., especially since the interest paid by the U.S. government annually is higher than its military expenditure, which is suffocating the U.S. government.

Therefore, Trump is essentially using tariffs to raise money. First, by increasing taxes, increase fiscal revenue. Second, appropriately reduce taxes and require countries to purchase U.S. zero-interest bonds. Now that we are leading the countermeasures against the U.S., it undoubtedly makes the U.S. very uncomfortable. If the trade war escalates to its extreme, it will impact the U.S. domestically, prevent U.S. Treasury bonds from being sold, and push up bond interest rates, which directly leads to the U.S. government's borrowing costs becoming increasingly high. This is certainly not what Trump originally intended with the trade war.

In this situation, Trump is naturally eager to talk to us. However, while the U.S. is in a hurry, we don't need to be in a rush at all. We are very clear inside; once we show weakness, the U.S. will demand more and change its face immediately. On the contrary, if we maintain a tough stance, the U.S. will have no choice but to find a way down. Therefore, we are not in a hurry to respond to Trump's call. It is estimated that due to our silence, the U.S. may have further actions.

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