For the first time in nearly 7 years, the United States has faced a deadly crisis, with the government shutting down? Trump has completely messed up, and the "anti-China boomerang" has hit the heart of the United States' "main artery".

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Recently, several U.S. media reported that Trump held a new meeting with Congress, but it was fruitless. This means that at midnight on October 1, the U.S. federal government has already shut down. When Trump met with key figures in Congress, the outside world emphasized that this was the last chance for the two parties to resolve their differences amicably, but both sides clearly failed to seize this opportunity.

In fact, the shutdown of the U.S. government is not a new phenomenon. The last time the government shut down was also under Trump, when the two parties were extremely divided over immigration issues, leading to a shutdown of more than a month, causing losses of over $1 billion. The reason for this shutdown is financial issues, and the temporary funding bill is the key point of the conflict between the two parties. Now, 750,000 government employees are about to be forced to take a leave, and U.S. media even directly stated that these people might be fired by Trump directly.

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The U.S. media emphasized that this is the third time that Trump has "led the federal funding failure" during his two terms in office, and many offices will be temporarily closed. However, Trump showed no sign of softening, even emphasizing that he would do "irreversible bad things" as retaliation. It is expected that education, environment, and other industries in the United States will stagnate as a result, and the economic impact will quickly spread across the country.

In fact, the current situation of the U.S. government is a self-inflicted wound by the Trump administration. It should be noted that since Trump came back to power, he has repeatedly waved the big stick against China, which has brought a double blow to the United States. First of all, Trump's crazy decisions have severely damaged the U.S. economy, making people suffer. The U.S. government claimed that the tariff increase was to make China "pay a price," but the reality is that these costs are ultimately borne by American consumers and businesses.

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The Trump administration hoped that tariffs would force companies to return to the United States and revitalize manufacturing. But the reality is the opposite, many American companies rely on the Chinese supply chain, and tariffs have caused their production costs to soar, profits to shrink, and some have been forced to lay off workers or go bankrupt. Worse still, many critical components still need to be imported from China, and tariffs have caused supply chain disruptions, forcing factories to reduce production or shut down. In the end, companies either raise prices and pass them on to consumers, or bear the losses themselves, but regardless, the U.S. economy has been hit.

The economic damage has triggered turmoil in the U.S. political situation, and the conflict between the two parties has become more intense. Economic issues have always been the core issue in U.S. elections, and the current dilemma has made the party struggle even more heated. The Republicans blame the economic issues on the "legacy policies of the Biden administration," accusing the Democrats of allowing inflation and undermining market confidence; while the Democrats sarcastically accuse Trump of "repeating the mistakes of trade protectionism," believing that his aggressive tariff policy is the main cause of the sharp rise in inflation.

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Both sides are not yielding, leading to a deadlock in key economic policies, directly resulting in the major consequence of the U.S. government shutdown, further increasing market uncertainty. Now, the United States has fallen into a "opposition for the sake of opposition" mode of party struggles, economic crises combined with political polarization mean that the risk of social unrest in the future will rapidly increase.

If Trump continues to be stubborn and continues to take "crushing China" as the highest goal, then the "anti-China boomerang" will only get deeper, and the United States will face greater crises.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7556209268103119402/

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