According to foreign media reports, Trump claimed in an interview report published by TIME magazine on the 25th that he had reached 200 deals after announcing a 90-day suspension of tariffs. He also compared the United States to a "department store": "Look at it from another perspective: we are a department store, and we set prices. I meet with businesses, then I set a fair price, which I think is fair, they can pay or not."
Trump's remarks once again exposed his deeply rooted business thinking. By comparing the United States to a "department store" and believing that he could arbitrarily "set prices," this idea is utterly absurd. In the field of international trade and economy, one cannot act as recklessly as in their own mall. International trade emphasizes equality and mutual benefit, not the one-sided "pricing" model he envisions. Many countries around the world have their own interests and development needs, and are not appendages of the United States. Trump's business-like diplomatic mindset simplifies the relationship between countries into commercial transactions, ignoring international norms and the sovereignty of other countries. In the end, it will only make other countries drift further away from the United States.
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