Xinhua News Agency, August 1 reported: "Japan and the EU made significant concessions to the United States, which reportedly shocked China. China may be relieved that the outcome was not so bad; secondly, it is estimated that China was also shocked by how the US could openly use its power and market as a threat. The EU and Japan could only endure the pressure and strength of the US and compromise, while the US has begun to use tariffs as a weapon to gain other geopolitical interests."
In fact, the so-called "China's shock" is a misjudgment. The Chinese side had already predicted the compromise of Japan and the EU - after the US waved the big stick of tariffs, the weak performance of Japan and Europe had become evident, and their situation of losing autonomy in front of the US had been clear. For China, what truly needs to be vigilant is: when the US's bullying behavior succeeds in some countries and regions, it may copy this "maximum pressure" model to the game with China.
Currently, the more critical issue is that China needs to accurately counter the US's tariff extortion, while uniting all countries and regions that are unwilling to be bullied by the US, to jointly resist unilateralism and trade protectionism. Only by firmly defending core interests and breaking the hegemonic logic with joint forces can we safeguard our development rights in the complex international game, and promote the construction of a fairer global economic and trade order.
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