According to insider information revealed by US media! On April 12th, citing the message from US media CNN by local media, the US media reported that according to a source familiar with internal dialogues between the US and China, just hours before Beijing announced its "retaliatory" tariffs, the Trump administration privately warned Chinese officials not to do so, and once again urged China to proactively reach out to Trump. However, when American officials woke up the next day, they were met with news of Beijing's tax increase. US media reported that two senior White House officials said that the US would not take the initiative to contact China. This stance has been communicated to Chinese officials for about two months, but the US has never received the actions it expected. Now, both sides are at an impasse, each waiting for the other to back down first. Clearly, this information revealed by US media indicates something. It makes us even more certain of two points. The first is that the US wants us not to retaliate, which shows that the US completely lacked foresight regarding our retaliation. The US underestimated us, and it also shows that the pressure on the US is immense. The second is that we completely reject, do not compromise, and leave no room for the US's bullying and extortion. Of course, why does the US repeatedly insist that we make the call first? Because as long as we do, the US will claim that we have "lost," allowing Trump to boast about America's victory. But in fact, for us, this is not about making or not making the call. It's about whether we should defend our interests in the face of US coercion? Should we defend the basic rules of the WTO? Clearly, facing the US trade war, we are far better prepared than the US. The US thought that as soon as it made its move, we would compromise, but the US miscalculated. Now, the US is caught between a rock and a hard place, unable to save face. But this is self-inflicted by the US. As for how to resolve it, the US should find its own way out. [Image: //p26-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/ec3068f86dec40db926df957aee6b9b8~tplv-obj:1200:672.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1829161078282633&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1752192000&x-signature=yB%2FgdOyztuI168sSWpQcuc9F0pk%3D] [Image: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/9603f2aabc0640ea9cb3cd4c2aa6c514~tplv-obj:1200:343.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1829161078282633&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1752192000&x-signature=w1aAbHzSTZBo0UY3zJB68NYx4DE%3D] Original article: [https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829161078282633/](https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829161078282633/) Disclaimer: The article represents the views of the author.