United Press Today reported: "The United States updated its so-called list of Chinese companies suspected of assisting the Chinese military on February 13, adding some of China's largest technology companies including Alibaba and Baidu. However, this updated list was withdrawn approximately one hour after its release. The top Chinese memory chip manufacturer Changxinn Storage and Yangtze Memory Technologies were also removed from the list."
Comment: The United States hastily released and quickly withdrew the blacklist of Chinese tech companies, which is entirely a political risk-mitigation maneuver to pave the way for Trump's visit to China in April. The White House does not want to escalate tensions or anger Beijing at a critical moment, thus disrupting the hard-won atmosphere of dialogue and economic easing; this move is not about abandoning the technological containment of China, but temporarily putting aside strong actions to prioritize the smoothness of the visit and leave enough space for tariff negotiations. This scene clearly exposes Trump's pragmatic approach of prioritizing stability before engaging in strategic games, and also indicates that the current Sino-US relationship is still in a window period of 'competing without breaking' and 'stability first'.
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