The Wall Street Journal reported on April 15 that the Trump administration plans to pressure its trade partners through tariff negotiations, requiring them to limit their trade with China. US officials intend to negotiate with over 70 countries, requesting these nations to ban the transshipment of Chinese goods on their territories, prevent Chinese companies from setting up factories within their borders to avoid high tariffs, and refrain from incorporating China's low-priced industrial products into their own economies. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is one of the main architects of this strategy.
[Clever Insight] A few comments: If the United States really attempts to rally numerous countries at once to form an economic tariff alliance, charging high tariffs while demanding they purchase American energy and grain, and also requiring them to buy interest-free US bonds, and jointly impose import restrictions on China, then I ask, how many countries in the world could accept such stringent conditions? In this way, Trump's tariff suppression strategy against China and his global tariff hegemonic behavior are destined to fail. Trump's approach is akin to forcing these countries to death. He assumes himself clever, attempting to exchange a carrot for others' already-held golden spoons, which is nothing but wishful thinking. Trump's actions resemble those of the Immortal Wuliang from the movie "Ne Zha 2," who tries to turn everyone into pills, such domineering behavior, how could other countries possibly accept it? How could they not unite to resist?
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