the highly anticipated us-china summit has now concluded successfully. overall, this meeting was quite successful, with the two sides engaging in talks for a full 100 minutes.

on the morning of october 30, the heads of state of china and the united states successfully held a meeting in busan, south korea. this was the first face-to-face conversation between the two heads of state since trump's second term.

in fact, the success of this us-china summit was the result of a series of steps taken behind the scenes. from geneva in may to kuala lumpur in october, the economic and trade teams of china and the us have held five rounds of negotiations. especially in october, the exchanges between the two countries reached a "small climax."

the u.s. side's attitude this month also evolved continuously, from verbal threats, "throwing tantrums," and false accusations, to finally recognizing reality and hoping to talk seriously with china.

even during the negotiations in kuala lumpur, the u.s. side did not give up showing a tough stance, but china's position was even more firm. in the end, both sides reached a consensus, providing the necessary conditions for the meeting between the leaders of the two countries.

to get back to the main point, in this meeting, china clearly conveyed its core position. first, it emphasized that as the world's two largest economies, friction is inevitable, but the leaders should grasp the direction to ensure that the ship of china-us relations sails smoothly.

next, it particularly mentioned that china's development does not contradict trump's goal of "making america great again." it can be "mutually beneficial and jointly prosperous." both sides should be partners and friends to each other.

it should be noted that the u.s. side has always regarded china as the "number one threat," frequently trying to "suppress china." now, china has explicitly pointed out that "mutual benefit" is possible, which gives a solution of "cooperation rather than confrontation."

finally, china also gave trump some face by acknowledging his efforts to resolve regional hot issues, hoping that china and the u.s. can jointly demonstrate the responsibility of major powers and do more things that are good for the two countries and the world.

it is worth mentioning that china also emphasized that china has been using its own way to mediate and promote dialogue on various current hot issues. this sentence is likely to have deep meaning. according to the latest news, after the meeting, trump said that he discussed the ukraine issue with china.

the phrase "in its own way" can be seen as a response to trump. no matter what the u.s. plans to do, china's position will not change due to external forces.

then, how did trump perform in this meeting?

firstly, trump smiled and said, "i feel very honored to meet my long-time friend," and praised china as very outstanding. obviously, trump wanted to build closer relationships first.

then, he said that china and the u.s. had already reached consensus on many issues, and this exchange is expected to push for more practical implementation. he hopes to build a long-term stable good relationship with china.

it must be said that after failing to pressure through increased tariffs, trump chose a softer tone of dialogue now, which is both taking advantage of the situation and indirectly admitting that "confrontation is ineffective."

another detail worth mentioning is that after the 100-minute us-china meeting ended, the two leaders walked out of the meeting room together and shook hands for a long time. during the not-so-long journey, their conversation never stopped.

even trump accompanied the chinese leader all the way to the car, and then he turned around to go to his own vehicle. only then did this "follow-up discussion" truly end.

in conclusion, although the ship of china-us relations may still encounter storms, the signal of "keeping the course" conveyed by this meeting is precious. it does not avoid differences and does not give up cooperation, which is a valuable gain.

of course, we need to remain clear-minded. while trump today can show goodwill to reach a consensus, tomorrow he might change his mind. let's see what statements and actions trump will take next.

no matter what, china has clearly given the steps and direction for cooperation. the atmosphere of this meeting was also good. we still hope that china and the u.s. can get along well.

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