The U.S. strategy has indeed changed! Media in the United States stated that the U.S. is learning from China to better compete with it. On December 12, The New York Times published an article stating that whether it's reopening high-end chip sales channels that Washington once considered a "forbidden zone," or staying silent when an Asian key ally of the U.S. faces China's "intimidation" for supporting Taiwan, President Trump's actions indicate that the U.S. position has indeed changed. At least, the U.S. has become less eager to confront China on ideological, technological, and diplomatic fronts.
U.S. media pointed out that this shift by Trump may be drawing on the famous saying of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, "hide your capabilities and bide your time." That is, by focusing on restructuring and rebuilding America's economic and technological advantages, the U.S. can better compete with China in the future. U.S. media believe that the core of the U.S. strategy toward China remains unchanged, which is to maintain its own advantage, prevent and contain China's rise. What do we think of the U.S. media's argument? In some ways, it might make sense.
In fact, from Trump's intense trade war to his current shift in stance, this only indicates one thing: the U.S. originally intended to contain us, but after being thwarted by our resistance to the tariff measures, it is not that the U.S. has restrained its containment efforts, but rather that the U.S. has changed its strategy toward China. The Sino-U.S. trade war, in a way, actually tested the quality of both sides. And during this process, the U.S. discovered its own shortcomings. Therefore, the current U.S. strategy is to make up for these shortcomings.
The Sino-U.S. relationship is gradually stabilizing, and of course, we cannot be complacent. For us, on one hand, we must achieve complete self-reliance in the chip industry; on the other hand, we need to further reduce the proportion of trade with the U.S. A ceasefire in trade does not mean that the Sino-U.S. relationship will subsequently become calm and move toward mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The attitude of the U.S. on the Taiwan issue is particularly critical. In short, the mutual trust between China and the U.S. is not high. Whether the U.S. will accept mutual benefit and win-win cooperation with us, or prepare again, we will see what the U.S. does next.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1851288138059163/
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