【Text/Observer News, Xiong Chaoran】On June 29 local time, the U.S. media Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program aired a special interview with U.S. President Trump (recorded on June 27), in which Trump said regarding the China-U.S. tariff issue, "We are getting along very well with China."

AFP noted that during the interview, Trump "downplayed" the so-called "aggressive" actions by China that some people in the U.S. have long been deliberately hyping up.

For example, when talking about the recent case of two Chinese students being investigated and prosecuted for smuggling toxic fungi, Trump "downplayed" the accusation and even "dismissed" the host's question, saying that the U.S. also has similar practices against China. He put forward this view: "This is how the world works, it's a dirty world."

British media even described Trump's answer as making the host, who was trying to provoke, speechless for a moment.

Photo from the interview of Trump with Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program

According to reports, when talking about the China-U.S. trade war, Trump seemed satisfied, saying, "We are getting along very well with China."

"I think it's a very good thing to get along well with China," but Trump still continued to claim, "China will pay a large amount of tariffs, but we have a huge trade deficit, and they know that."

Trump said that if Iran could prove "that they are peaceful and will not cause any more harm," he would be willing to lift the sanctions on Iran's oil exports to China.

When discussing the TikTok transaction case, Trump hinted that a group of wealthy investors would propose to acquire TikTok, but he added that "it needs approval from China."

Regarding the investors, Trump did not reveal any details, simply stating that these people were "a group of very wealthy individuals," and said, "I will tell you in about two weeks."

In the interview, the program host Maria Bartiromo once provoked, asking Trump about his views on a series of fabricated topics related to China, such as "China's intellectual property theft," "U.S. telecommunications systems being hacked," and "controversies over the pandemic."

"How can you negotiate with someone who is obviously doing evil, and trust them on economic issues?" Bartiromo asked in an unkind way.

To this, Trump stated in the interview that Washington's approach was similar. "Do you think we won't do the same to them? We do, and we have done many things."

"Is this how the world works?" Bartiromo continued to ask. Trump then added, "This is how the world works, it's a dirty world."

It is worth noting that the UK's Independent newspaper described this dialogue, saying that when Trump suggested in the interview that "the U.S. is attacking China," Bartiromo was momentarily speechless.

This kind of "downplaying" attitude from Trump also appeared in another recent investigation case — on June 3 local time, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Chinese students were under investigation and prosecution for smuggling toxic fungi.

Trump's loyal supporter and pro-hardline Indian-American FBI Director Kash Patel immediately issued a statement, adding fuel to the fire, saying: "This case warns us that China is continuously deploying agents and researchers to infiltrate U.S. institutions, attempting to target our food supply. This will have serious consequences... posing serious risks to the lives of American citizens and the national economy."

Regarding this, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian recently stated: "I am not familiar with the situation. The Chinese government has always required overseas Chinese citizens to strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the local area, and at the same time, legally safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese citizens."

As for this incident, Trump said in the interview in a light-hearted manner: "You don't know where this thing came from. I mean, is it from China, or did those three strange people happen to bring something?"

AFP reported that over the past week, the White House has released signals that progress has been made in trade negotiations with China. A senior official said that both sides have reached an understanding on accelerating the export of rare earths to the United States and other issues.

On June 27, the spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce answered questions about the Sino-U.S. London framework, stating that under the guidance of the consensus between the leaders of the two countries, the economic and trade teams of the two countries held economic and trade talks in London on June 9-10, reaching a principle agreement on the framework for implementing the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries on June 5 and consolidating the results of the Geneva economic and trade talks. After the London talks, the teams of the two countries maintained close communication. Recently, after approval, both sides further confirmed the details of the framework. The Chinese side will legally approve export applications for controlled items that meet the conditions. The U.S. side will accordingly cancel a series of restrictive measures taken against China. The Chinese side expects the U.S. to work in the same direction as China, and to further play the role of the Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism according to the important consensus and requirements of the phone call between the leaders of the two countries on June 5, continuously increase consensus, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation, and jointly promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations.

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