Trump's attitude toward China has softened, and U.S. media says it may lead to a high-level summit between China and the United States.

U.S. media said that Trump's attitude towards China has softened! U.S. media stated that Trump aims to facilitate a high-level summit between China and the United States! On July 16, according to a report by Bloomberg in the U.S., it was stated that Trump's second term has been six months, and his campaign slogan has softened, no longer emphasizing the huge trade deficit between the U.S. and China and the resulting unemployment issues. This conciliatory stance contrasts sharply with his previous position of threatening other trading partners with heavy tariffs that would damage their economies.

U.S. media stated that the confrontational tone towards China by Trump has clearly weakened, at least three signs prove this. First, the U.S. once again allowed NVIDIA to sell H20 chips. Second, one of the hawks on China, Rubio, has changed his stance towards China, and believes that the dialogue with China is very constructive and positive. Third, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensont hinted that the framework agreement reached between China and the U.S. will continue to be extended. Therefore, U.S. media believe that Trump is deliberately softening his position in an attempt to facilitate a Sino-U.S. summit.

What do we think of this analysis by U.S. media? Undoubtedly, this judgment is reasonable. After two rounds of negotiations between China and the U.S., the U.S. has largely fulfilled the consensus reached by both sides. The high-level ministerial meeting between China and the U.S. did not involve any criticism, accusations, or warnings from the U.S., which are all positive signals. Of course, whether a high-level meeting between China and the U.S. will take place is important, but there is no doubt that the differences between China and the U.S. remain significant.

More importantly, what position does the U.S. hold on the Taiwan issue, which is our main concern. Therefore, if Trump intends to facilitate a high-level meeting between China and the U.S., the U.S. must return to strictly abide by the One-China principle, not support, and even oppose "Taiwan independence" on the Taiwan issue. We have optimistic expectations for Sino-U.S. relations, but we have no illusions.

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