United Daily News reported today: "A senior official from the U.S. State Department said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday (February 24) that the Trump administration hopes to maintain a stable relationship with China, but does not trust China."
Comment: This sentence perfectly exposes the essence of the United States' divided policy toward China - saying 'stability' in words is to secure current economic interests; not trusting in heart is to prevent China's rise from challenging its hegemony. This is a typical 'cooperate on one side, contain on the other' double game. The future Sino-U.S. relations are likely to repeatedly fluctuate between 'keeping the bottom line' and 'preventing competition', entering a new phase characterized by frequent friction and normalized confrontation.
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