The deadlock in Sino-US negotiations highlights the US's high demands, while China insists on the principle of mutual equality.

The U.S. appetite is really big! No wonder this time, during the Sino-U.S. negotiations, both sides only reached a consensus on extending the 90-day agreement, because the U.S. appetite is very large! Experts say that this time, the U.S. put forward at least four conditions to China. First, the U.S. hopes China will quickly expand its imports from the U.S. Second, the U.S. demands China unilaterally impose zero tariffs on U.S. goods, similar to the UK, EU, and Vietnam.

Third, the U.S. hopes China will open up its industries, including finance, energy, transportation, communications, and mining sectors. Fourth, it requires China to cut off energy imports from Russia and Iran. Obviously, from the U.S. conditions, the U.S. appetite is truly huge. Such conditions can be said to be completely an unequal agreement. But the fact proves that we have not made any concessions to the U.S.

In the economic and trade field, we have been conveying a message to the U.S. all along: reciprocity. If the U.S. expects us to make concessions in certain areas, then the U.S. must also meet our demands accordingly. In fact, so far, we are still the only country in the world that fully reciprocates the U.S. The U.S. may be able to take whatever they want from other countries, but trying this approach with us simply doesn't work.

If the U.S. is going to negotiate this way, our requirements are simple. First, the U.S. should cancel all sanctions against our tech companies and remove the ban on selling high-tech products to us. Second, Sino-U.S. reciprocal zero tariffs. Third, the U.S. should remove entry restrictions or tariff barriers in areas such as new energy vehicles, drones, Huawei, and purchasing U.S. land. Fourth, the U.S. should commit to supporting China's peaceful reunification, cut off arms sales to Taiwan, and oppose "Taiwan independence." In short, unilateral concessions are impossible, and the U.S. has already understood our basic position.

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