Seeing China's countermeasures, Trump was directly stunned and complained that China should not have done so. This is the first time in US history to encounter a fatal counterattack.
Trump went all out, and the US Treasury Secretary appealed to the world not to counteract. However, what Trump didn't expect was that China not only retaliated but also adopted such tough countermeasures, causing significant impact on the United States. At 6 a.m. Eastern Time, Trump received the news of China's countermeasures, which absolutely left him stunned. In addition to reciprocal countermeasures, China's countermeasure list includes "adding 11 US companies to the Unreliable Entity List" and "implementing export control on seven categories of heavy rare earth-related items."
As soon as China's countermeasures were announced, there was mourning across America, and the entire market was in panic and despair. Trump directly complained, saying that China should not have done this and should not have taken such strong countermeasures against the United States. Indeed, the United States was caught off guard because, in history, after the US took measures to suppress others, other countries usually begged for mercy. No country has ever dared to take such strong countermeasures against the United States.
Trump thought that China would not retaliate proportionally and would not take countermeasures. Therefore, when China adopted tough countermeasures, Trump was shocked, and the whole of America was shocked. The United States has always regarded itself as the world's hegemon and the godfather of gangs, always accustomed to giving orders, rarely encountering countermeasures.
However, this time the United States hit an iron plate. After seeing China's countermeasures, the United States realized that they had misjudged China and underestimated China's determination to defend its rights. After seeing China's countermeasures, the United States also realized that it had miscalculated, which is why the US stock market plummeted.
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