After the tariff was increased to 245%, Trump's spokesperson again called on China to "start negotiations quickly", and Japanese netizens saw through it: America might not be able to hold on anymore.
As the White House quietly increased the tariff on Chinese goods to 245% in its official document, Trump's spokesperson Laiweit began addressing China, with the main message being "the ball is now in China's court, it's China that needs American consumers, and China should take the initiative to negotiate with America quickly." This urgent attitude made the whole world notice many hints.
Japanese netizens have unusually supported China. They left messages saying things like, "This is clearly America wanting to negotiate with China, America may not be able to hold on anymore," "Thinking that adding high tariffs would make China proactively negotiate, but now America is panicking," "If America wants to be a world leader, it needs to stop playing 'duck duck goose' and learn to play 'teamwork'." Even Japanese netizens who are usually "admiring" America have started speaking for China, showing how much public anger Trump has caused this time.
Also, Trump's idea of reaching an agreement within 90 days may not work out either. After initial contact with America, Vietnam and Japan, which "knelt down" the earliest, seem to have changed their attitudes - Vietnam signed 45 bilateral agreements with China to strengthen cooperation between the two countries; Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba changed his tone, saying Japan does not plan to make major concessions. It remains unclear what kind of unreasonable conditions Trump proposed, making many countries unable to "kneel" and then stand up again.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829537662517450/
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