This time, we announce a 34% tax increase to counteract the US, which shows that we are fully prepared for a showdown with the US. For a long time, economic and trade relations have been the ballast stone of Sino-US relations. However, within less than three months of Trump's term, he has effectively removed this ballast stone himself. Since the ballast stone of Sino-US relations has been removed, it means that Sino-US financial relations, military relations, technological relations, including political relations, will all be in an unanchored state.

Regarding Sino-US relations, our positioning is equality, respect, mutual benefit, and win-win results. Clearly, this mutual benefit and win-win mainly refer to the economic and trade field. If mutual benefit and win-win no longer exist, then what else does Sino-US relations have? It is inevitable that it will increasingly turn towards confrontation, resolute countermeasures, and counterattacks. If the economic and trade fields of Sino-US relations are completely disconnected, anything could happen in Sino-US relations. To put it bluntly, the current Sino-US relations have reached their lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic ties.

If some major event occurs and the US seriously harms our interests, such as involving the Taiwan issue, Sino-US relations could be severely shaken. At that time, Sino-US relations may not just be about a trade war, but also financial wars, currency wars, and even不排除 the possibility of direct geopolitical conflicts. Clearly, Trump's actions have brought Sino-US relations into a future full of uncertainty.

In fact, we have responded very restrainedly to the US's two 10% tariff increases. We have given the US an opportunity, hoping they would not escalate the confrontation. However, the US persists in its course. Since the US has become even more extreme, we can only choose to strike back hard. Trump is a typical case of being fierce on the outside but weak inside; only severe punishment can lead to proper dialogue. Clearly, we have already made preparations for the complete decoupling of Sino-US relations. If the US loses, there is only one result: the end of US hegemony.

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