Foreign experts poured cold water on the United States! After the US eagerly described its policy shift as a "grand strategy" targeting China, foreign experts did not hold back in pouring cold water on the US! Associate Professor Li Mingjiang from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore believes that although there are signs of China being "isolated" in terms of momentum, the reality is that an isolation of China has not actually taken shape.
The expert believes, firstly, that the US has only delayed the implementation of high tariffs for countries other than China, and these countries remain cautious and will not side with the US. Secondly, they view China as an important link in the supply chain, and trade with China remains highly significant. Thirdly, these countries generally believe that negotiations between China and the US will eventually take place, and reversals could happen at any time.
Therefore, the expert holds that there is no "grand strategy" set up by the US; it targeting China is not surprising. Regarding this expert's assertion, how do we view it? Undoubtedly, this assertion is very reasonable. The so-called "grand strategy" set up by the US is nothing more than a post-facto explanation by the US because Trump's policies caused severe fluctuations in the US stock market and bond market, and the US could not bear it.
Now the US is hyping up the claim that other countries fail to understand the art of great deals, but in fact, the US was always going to use tariff measures against us. Since we clearly know what cards the US wants to play, we have made preparations from the start and refused to make any concessions to the US. Of course, countries will not take sides; the credibility of the US is completely gone. Countries know in their hearts that US policies can change at any moment.
The US wants to isolate us, but in reality, it cannot achieve this. China is the world's largest manufacturing country, the world's largest commodity trading nation, and the world's second-largest consumer market. Countries, including the US, are well aware of the importance of economic and trade relations with China. From an interest perspective alone, the economic relationship with China is mutually beneficial, which benefits all countries, while the US wants to take away benefits from various countries and shut its doors. Therefore, attempting to isolate China may ultimately isolate the US itself.
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