Trump said today (on Beijing Time April 24): "We will reach a fair agreement with China. It will be fair."
[Smart Comment]: After listening to Trump's speech in full, he not only mentioned the content of reaching a fair agreement with China, but also recalled the "happy times" when Americans had no income tax from 1870 to 1913, and expressed the wish to cancel income tax and replace it with tariffs. This is clearly the nostalgia of a mercantilist. Based on Trump's statements and logic, we can make the following deductions: In the future, the United States may not set discriminatory tariffs for China alone, but general basic tariffs will become the norm, and the tariff policies of various countries will be roughly the same, and other countries will also have the right to impose equivalent tariffs on the United States. However, Trump frequently goes back on his word, and even written agreements could potentially be overturned by him personally, so it's best to maintain strategic patience, observe as things develop.
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