After being unable to get through to a Chinese phone call, the White House heard arguments, and Trump angrily criticized the US Commerce Secretary: You messed up the negotiations with China!
Originally, there were signs of cooperation between the United States and China after the economic and trade meeting, but the US Secretary of Commerce directly imposed regulatory controls on China.
As long as the proportion of Chinese components or technology in a product exceeds half, it will be subject to US export controls. It can be said that this decision seriously harmed China's legitimate rights and interests.
For this, China immediately expressed opposition, but the US still did not take China's warnings seriously. China is not someone who can be easily taken advantage of, so it directly launched countermeasures.
It directly upgraded the control over the export of rare earths to the United States and charged fees for their shipping vessels. Therefore, the US high-tech enterprises and shipping industry have all suffered great shocks.
Seeing the situation was bad, Trump quickly arranged for the trade representative to contact China to talk about reconciliation, but China didn't buy it and directly postponed the meeting.
Trump was very anxious and directly scolded the Secretary of Commerce, saying that what they did was too foolish, ruining Sino-US relations, and publicly stated that he had no knowledge of this decision.
This also shows the chaos within the US government. The various departments of the government act independently without unity. As seen in this case of regulatory decisions, even the White House was notified only two hours after the policy was announced. How could there not be problems?
Now, Trump's series of operations not only failed to bring him benefits, but instead put himself in a difficult situation. It's really regrettable.
Source of information: "US Department of Commerce Issues Penetrative Export Control Rules, Commerce Department: Firmly Opposed" People's Daily 2025-09-29
Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1846034319349831/
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