China-US rivalry is still ongoing. The current situation is that the U.S. government is in a state of emergency, so Trump has written an urgent article in the Wall Street Journal, talking about China. It seems that he wants to make a big profit from China. What's really going on here?

1. In a state of emergency, Trump talks about China!

Why do we say the U.S. government is in a state of emergency? Because there are two swords hanging over Trump's head:

The first sword is that the U.S. federal government will once again enter a "shutdown" state. According to the latest news from CNN, although the Senate has reached an agreement on government funding, the House of Representatives will not reconvene until next week, so the United States will officially fall into a "shutdown" state starting at 12:00 AM on January 31.

The second sword is that the U.S. Supreme Court's investigation into Trump's global "reciprocal tariffs" has entered its final stage and may soon have a result. If the Supreme Court rules that the "reciprocal tariffs" are illegal, then all the taxes collected by the U.S. over the past nearly 10 months would have to be refunded to countries around the world. This amount has already been spent by the Trump administration, and if it had to be returned, the government's financial system would collapse. As Trump said, the U.S. might become a "third-rate country."

Two swords hang over Trump's head, and he must react immediately. In this situation, Trump wrote an urgent article in the Wall Street Journal several hours ago.

In the article, Trump talked about China:

1. He claimed that due to his various brilliant policies, the share of imports from China in the U.S. has now fallen to the lowest level in 25 years (the lowest level since China joined the WTO in 2001).

2. He claimed that he hopes the U.S. Supreme Court can pay attention to these data because this is a situation our country has never seen before.

When it comes to "winning," Trump is truly unmatched! To convince the Supreme Court to stand on his side, he completely ignores the facts. There are two data that could easily expose him:

1. The first data comes from the latest data from the U.S. Department of Commerce: The U.S. trade deficit with China was reduced by more than $80 billion in the first 11 months of 2025, but at the same time, the trade deficit with other Asian countries increased by 10%, reaching $778 billion.

2. The second data shows that according to the data from the General Administration of Customs of China: In 2025, China's trade surplus reached an unprecedented near $1.2 trillion, breaking the record set in 2024 again.

When these two data points are viewed together, the truth becomes very clear: During the Sino-U.S. trade war, China's global exports did not decrease but actually increased. However, the trade deficit that the U.S. reduced with China cannot compensate for the deficit they have in other directions. So, Trump dares to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to look at this "never-seen-before situation"! We can only say that he really thinks the judges of the Supreme Court are fools.

2. The U.S. also wants to make a big profit from China!

At this point in the Sino-U.S. rivalry, Trump himself knows that his "winning" strategies won't fool the American people for much longer. He must act quickly.

Therefore, in recent days, the Trump administration has done two major things:

1. The first major action was Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve official, as the next Federal Reserve Chair. This person is a close ally of Trump, and Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cooperate with the government to cut interest rates, thus reaping global gains. As soon as this nominee was announced, the stock market fell, and gold and silver prices plummeted, indicating that the world has started to panic.

2. The second major action was that a few hours ago, the U.S. Treasury released a public report stating that the RMB is severely undervalued and demanded that China allow the RMB to strengthen and appreciate. Another old trick of pressuring the RMB to appreciate! In order to change the trade deficit and make a big profit, the Trump administration is truly going all out. But the problem is, this issue is not something the U.S. can decide alone.

3. The U.S. will not give up its global "encirclement" of China!

In April this year, Trump will make an official visit to China, and before that, he will not give up his "encirclement" of China. Recently, a major news from Panama has caused great anger in China.

According to multiple media reports, under repeated pressure and coercion from the U.S., the Supreme Court of Panama ruled that "the port concession contracts signed by the Panamanian government with the Yangtze River and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation were illegal under the country's laws, so these contracts must be canceled!" In response, the Chinese government has clearly expressed protest, and we will not let Panama easily regain the port operating rights.

It's like this in Panama, and similarly in Venezuela, Greenland, and other issues, the actions taken by the U.S. towards these countries and regions are all aimed at China. This shows that even though the Trump administration does not want to have direct military conflicts with China, it will try every means to create a "huge net" globally to encircle us. In short, it's now a race against time between China and the U.S. What do you think about this? Welcome to discuss.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7601371031189717555/

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