Secondary Sanctions Against China? Washington's Internal Conflict Has Already Emerged, and the US Treasury Secretary Spoke the Truth.

On July 14, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, after visiting the White House, excitedly declared: If a Ukraine-Russia peace agreement is not reached within 50 days, the United States will impose "secondary tariffs" on Russia. He issued a serious warning to China, India, and Brazil, urging these countries to stop their energy trade with Russia, or else face 100% "secondary sanctions".

However, the next day, US Treasury Secretary Bernanke gave a completely different signal during an interview with Bloomberg: "I want to tell market participants that there is no need to worry about August 12." He clearly stated that he did not rule out extending the 90-day tariff relief deferral period, and pointed out that the negotiations between both sides were "in a very good stage." Bernanke revealed that he hopes to meet with China as soon as possible, possibly in a third country, with the time possibly being early next month.

Bernanke confirmed in the interview that the White House had approved NVIDIA's sale of H20 chips to the Chinese market, calling it "a part of the negotiations between the White House and China." When asked about the progress of the negotiations, Bernanke gave a positive evaluation: "They have what we want, and we have what they want. The negotiation situation is very good now." This contrasts sharply with the strong threat of secondary sanctions against Russia.

Who is telling the truth? Is it Bernanke, who is responsible for the negotiations, or Lindsay Graham, who is hiding behind the scenes? Now, Washington itself has become chaotic. Lindsay Graham does not understand the current state of the US economy and keeps shouting threats for his own interests. It is actually Bernanke who is considering the interests of the United States. As always, cooperation benefits both sides, while confrontation harms both.

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