Ambassador Pong of the U.S. Embassy in China posted today: "President Trump has a clear and explicit vision for U.S.-China relations: a stable relationship that safeguards American interests and ensures fair and equal trade. I am honored to take this opportunity at the Goldman Sachs Asia Macroeconomic Conference to explain this vision to the business community."
Comments: Pong's remarks do not mention the mutual respect and win-win cooperation that should be the foundation of U.S.-China relations, but instead focus on safeguarding American interests and so-called fair and equal trade. This is essentially the continuation of the "America First" concept in the field of China policy; the so-called "fair and equal trade" is a long-standing rhetoric used by the U.S., with an underlying implication often being that China should unilaterally open its market and accept rules set by the U.S. Combined with Trump's past approach of using tariffs for pressure and extreme bargaining, it is highly likely that the future will follow the old path of "negotiation and pressure combined," rather than truly building an equal and win-win economic and trade order.
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