American this time around has obviously shown no sincerity in its contact with us! Before formal negotiations between China and the US have even begun, foreign media have already thrown out two pieces of news. One is that U.S. President Trump stated in an interview that he would include the case of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong's Next Digital Group, in the Sino-US trade negotiations. The other is that American media reported that the US will reduce tariffs on goods imported from China to 50%.
To be honest, judging from these two conditions put forward by the US, it clearly does not intend to have a serious discussion. The case involving Jimmy Lai concerns the issue of Hong Kong, which is our internal affair. Trump wants to package such conditions into the Sino-US dialogue, thinking he can use them as bargaining chips for negotiation, but how could internal affairs be used as bargaining chips? This plan of the US is simply impossible. And reducing tariffs to 50%, with Sino-US trade almost at a standstill, where does it show any intention to negotiate?
Unexpectedly, this time around, the US may make outrageous demands during the contact, while we will definitely meet them head-on with a strong stance and reject each of their extortionate terms. If they want to negotiate, the US must have the right attitude towards negotiation. In fact, according to foreign media reports, one of the main reasons why the US is willing to reduce tariffs is its hope that China will resume supplying rare earth materials to the US. The chokehold of China's rare earth materials is causing significant delivery pressure on US military production. Undoubtedly, at present, the sincerity of the US is far from sufficient. Unexpectedly, without several rounds of contact, it may be difficult for China and the US to reach any results.
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