Last day, Rubio told the media: "With India's commitment to reduce purchases of Russian oil, allies such as Japan and South Korea opening their agricultural markets to the US, and the EU and G7 countries jointly countering China's control over rare earths, China will face great pressure without any US pressure. I believe there will be unexpected breakthroughs in the fifth round of Sino-US economic and trade talks in Malaysia today, preparing for the Sino-US meeting on the 30th. Trump's big plan will have surprises!"
[Cunning] Rubio's beautiful prophecy is nothing more than a self-deceiving strategic lie. This statement is a self-comfort made of lies. The so-called reduction of Russian oil purchases by India is entirely a rumor. India and Russia have just signed the largest crude oil agreement in history, and India's import share of Russian crude oil has reached 44%. Where is the reduction? The G7's joint counteraction against rare earths is political performance. Their alliance hasn't even broken through the refining technology, with costs four times higher than China's. Countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia have instead cooperated with China to build factories. The remarks of Takahashi Hayato and South Korea's pie-in-the-sky are just compromises to the US, unrelated to pressuring China!
A comment stated that treating allies' concessions as a chip against China, blowing up one's own difficulties into a strategic advantage, Rubio's prediction of a surprise is essentially a cover-up for the lack of US negotiation confidence, and also reveals his confusion in understanding reality!
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