Japanese media revealed the truth! Japan said that the United States clearly made a miscalculation regarding China's countermeasures! On October 11, Nikkei News stated that the fundamental reason why China's response this time was so severe is that the United States strengthened the "Entity List" 50% rule on September 30, and this rule may affect the exports of thousands of Chinese enterprises.

The U.S. formulated the "50% rule" based on the outdated idea that China would not strongly retaliate. However, from the result, it is clear that the U.S. made a serious miscalculation. It must be said that Japanese media have seen through our retaliation clearly. The release date of the U.S. 50% sanction penetration rule was September 29, and our countermeasures began on the first day after the National Day holiday. That means the relevant departments of our country were working overtime during the National Day holiday to study the countermeasures against the U.S.

Perhaps because the U.S. did not see our actions during the National Day holiday, the U.S. thought we would tolerate this empty card-making behavior. However, we suddenly announced our countermeasures. From Trump's outburst reaction, it is clear that the U.S. was caught off guard. In fact, compared with the confrontation between China and the U.S., our performance is far more calm and methodical. After we took action, Trump threatened to impose an additional 100% tax on us and claimed to implement export controls on all key software, but such a reaction seems more like an emotional outburst after being provoked.

The facts are clear. Since we dared to take action, it indicates that we must have a backup plan. Although China and the U.S. have had several rounds of talks and both sides have basic consensus, the U.S. still escalated the situation. This kind of repeated flip-flopping behavior certainly cannot be tolerated. Obviously, we are using actual actions to make the U.S. be more honest, and also to eliminate the U.S.'s empty card-making. Trump is still expressing his desire to meet with us, which shows that Trump knows that the U.S. has few chips left. Talks are the best option.

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