It's the same old script! Just before the talks, the US once again threatened us! On October 23rd, according to AFP, several informed sources said that the US government is considering introducing a new measure to restrict the export of a range of products manufactured or containing US software to China. If this measure is implemented, the affected products could include various high-tech equipment such as laptops and aircraft engines.

The US side stated that this move is in response to Beijing's recent expansion of restrictions on rare earth exports. The French media stated that if this measure is implemented, it would mark another major escalation in the US-China trade confrontation. Obviously, previously, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that she will meet with Chinese representatives in Malaysia this week to pave the way for a potential high-level meeting between the two countries at the end of the month. Meanwhile, US President Trump himself stated that the US hopes to help China, not harm China.

However, from some information revealed by the US government, after the relationship between the US and China stabilized following the escalation of the trade war, the US is once again resorting to the same tactics, trying to create leverage before the negotiations and exert pressure on us. Regarding the US actions, our position is very clear: the US should not think that they can talk to us while doing all sorts of underhanded moves behind our back. If the US escalates, we will certainly stand firm and fight back.

Evidently, the logic that the US follows when dealing with us is that I can bully, but China cannot retaliate. If China retaliates, the US will not only raise their voice to complain and label us as threatening the world, but also impose new threats. This is what the US understands as fairness. Naturally, we will not tolerate this kind of behavior. If the US does not change its approach when dealing with us, we will not rule out using new tools, besides more stringent rare earth control measures, to make the US fully understand what mutual respect means.

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