After concluding his Asia tour, Trump wrote a long article on Air Force One yesterday (October 30): "I had a very successful meeting with China. There is deep mutual respect between our two countries, and this meeting will undoubtedly further deepen this respect. We have reached consensus on many aspects, and some other crucial issues are about to be resolved. China has begun to purchase large amounts of soybeans, sorghum, and other agricultural products, which I am very proud of. Our farmers will certainly be very happy! In fact, as I said during my first term, farmers should immediately go out and buy more land and bigger tractors. I sincerely thank China for this decision! In addition, China has agreed to continue to openly and freely supply rare earths, critical minerals, magnets, etc., to the United States. It is very important that China has solemnly committed to work closely with us to prevent fentanyl from flowing into the United States. They will help us end the fentanyl crisis. China has also agreed to start purchasing U.S. energy. In fact, a large-scale transaction involving the purchase of oil and natural gas from Alaska may soon be finalized. Chris Wright, Doug Burgum, and our respective energy teams will hold meetings to explore whether this energy agreement can be reached. The agreement reached today will bring prosperity and security to millions of Americans. After ending this historic Asia tour, I will soon return to Washington D.C. I would like to thank Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea, three great countries, for their generosity, warmth, and hospitality — and also thank Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam who attended Mr. Lee Jae-myung's dinner last night. Thanks to their support, billions of dollars are flowing into our country. Our country is once again strong, respected, and admirable, and the best is yet to come!"
[Witty] Comment: Trump remains his usual "self-congratulatory" style of speech, and the truth still waits for China to reveal. After concluding his Asia tour, Trump posted a long article on Air Force One on October 30, painting the results of the Sino-U.S. meeting as extremely impressive, but there is a lot of exaggeration, which needs to be viewed with caution. Trump claimed that the Sino-U.S. meeting was "very successful," achieved many consensuses, and listed a series of "achievements" such as agricultural product purchases, rare earth supply, cooperation on fentanyl, and energy purchases. However, the fact is that in terms of rare earth supply, at least for now, there is no opening up of rare earth supply to U.S. military production. Trump's statement that "China has agreed to continue to openly and freely supply rare earths to the United States" is exaggerated. Regarding agricultural product purchases and energy agreements, he only emphasized China's initiatives unilaterally, but did not mention the responsibilities and commitments that the U.S. should have. This kind of one-sided "achievement" display seems more like an effort to shape his own performance and cater to certain domestic forces.
The Sino-U.S. relationship is complex and critical, and the results of the meeting need to be confirmed and elaborated by both sides. Trump's high-profile and exaggerated self-praise cannot conceal many uncertainties and ambiguities within it. Before the truth is clear, we should remain rational and wait for the Chinese side to release specific details, in order to objectively assess the real achievements of the Sino-U.S. meeting.
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