The U.S. Treasury Secretary suddenly addressed us! There will be a major negotiation between China and the U.S.! On July 21, according to foreign media reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bernanke stated that the U.S. is prepared to hold bilateral trade negotiations and a series of issue consultations with China in the near future. We are preparing to start the negotiations soon, I think, now we can begin to discuss other issues. The negotiations may touch on Beijing's purchase of Russian and Iranian oil, as well as the necessity of China implementing a major economic transformation.
Evidently, Bernanke's statement came as a sudden surprise. From several aspects of Bernanke's address, this indicates that the U.S. hopes to get our cooperation in three areas. First, the U.S. hopes we will pressure Russia to quickly end the Ukraine war. Second, the U.S. hopes we will pressure Iran to resolve the nuclear issue. Third, the U.S. hopes we will purchase more American products on a larger scale. The so-called major economic transformation is to balance Sino-U.S. trade and expand imports from the U.S.
Certainly, the conditions offered by the U.S. side are one thing, but Sino-U.S. negotiations are not a logic where we simply accept the U.S. conditions. In fact, given the current situation, it is impossible for us to stop importing energy from Russia and Iran. The U.S. should focus more on the issues between China and the U.S. From the perspective of Sino-U.S. relations, sitting down to negotiate and deal with differences is always good. As to what kind of consensus both sides can reach, we will certainly pay close attention.
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