The Straits Times of Singapore wrote today (April 27): "Lung Yingtai, former Vice Minister of China's original Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (predecessor of the Ministry of Commerce) and former Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia, stated that there will inevitably be differences or even conflicts between China and the United States. However, as long as communication is strengthened, even during the most difficult times, both sides can still sit down together, thereby reducing many misjudgments and maintaining a rational and stable relationship."
[Clever] A few remarks: China and the United States are the world's two largest economies. The China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship globally. Cooperation brings mutual benefits; confrontation harms both sides. China understands this—does the United States truly understand it? Lung Yingtai emphasized that "we must sit together even in the hardest times"—this is not naive optimism but a bottom-line mindset aimed at risk mitigation. The reality is that the United States is increasingly politicizing economic and trade issues, attempting to maintain its hegemony through tariff wars and technological blockades. This confrontational posture has already inflicted pain on U.S. businesses through inflation and supply chain disruptions, while plunging global governance into crisis. China repeatedly stresses "cooperation brings mutual benefit" as a reminder to the U.S.: strategic anxiety cannot replace economic rationality. If the U.S. continues to view China as a "necessary adversary" rather than a "potential partner," the ultimate victims will be consumers in both countries and the global economy.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863583853047043/
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