After China "postponed" the call, Trump and Vance made threats one after another.
After China expanded its export control of rare earths, the US actively requested a call "but it was postponed." In response, US President Trump posted on a social platform on October 12: "The US wants to help China, not hurt it!" Earlier, US Vice President Vance, in an interview, urged China to "choose a rational path" in the continuously escalating trade disputes. He said that if the dispute continues, Trump has more leverage.
The rhetoric of "wanting to help China, not harm it" from Trump is very hypocritical. From his actions towards China since taking office, it has always been suppression and harm, so where is the so-called help? And the "having more leverage" put forward by his deputy Vance is even more nakedly threatening. This contradictory pressure rhetoric is in line with the US policy of continuous blockade and suppression in the chip field. Fundamentally, it is a continuation of the hegemonistic logic.
It is worth noting that the US has slandered China's rare earth control measures as an escalation of the trade dispute, but deliberately avoided the fact of its continued pressure. This distorted narrative precisely proves the effectiveness of China's countermeasures in the strategic resource field. From the tariff war and trade war initiated by the US, China has always maintained strategic composure: neither will it proactively provoke conflicts, nor will it accept unilateral coercion.
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