Yesterday evening (May 19th), the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China wrote: "U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Beresett: Our goal is not to decouple from China, but to open markets and restore balance. We will continue to trade with China at lower tariff levels, especially in non-strategic goods sectors. At the same time, we are committed to bringing key industries such as pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and steel back to our homeland to protect America's national security interests."
[Wit] Comment: Under the pretext of trading in non-strategic goods sectors, isn't this essentially about continuing to enjoy China's cost-effective and high-quality products in areas of daily necessities and light industrial products? However, in the so-called "strategic goods sectors" unilaterally defined by the U.S., there are barriers everywhere. When you shout about openness and equality on one hand while suppressing Chinese enterprises and even threatening countries that engage in trade with China, don't you find this double standard quite laughable? So-called open markets are just a self-deceptive act. Can the U.S. use Huawei 5G? Can the U.S. allow BYD cars to be imported? The answers to these questions speak for themselves.
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