< p > Trump wants to play the "Chicken Game" with us. < / p > < p > On April 7th Eastern Time, Trump threatened on social media (Truth Social): If China does not cancel the 34% counter-tariffs against the United States by April 8th (this Tuesday), then on April 9th, the U.S. will increase the reciprocal tariffs (additional tariffs) on China to 50%, and close all negotiation channels. < / p > < p > Giving us only one day to respond, Trump used the "maximum pressure" and "whoever retreats is the coward" tactics to the fullest extent. However, how could we fall for it? The 34% counter-tariffs are just the beginning of our determination to fight back. We must discard any illusions and prepare for battle. Since Trump wants war, let's fight to the end. < / p > < p > If we retreat or act as cowards at this moment, we will truly be held hostage by Trump. < / p > < p > In fact, for an import-dependent country suffering from deindustrialization, trying to punish the world's largest industrial and export country through imposing high tariffs is truly laughable. After the first round of the trade war in 2018, American imports of Chinese goods are basically necessities, and there is no alternative source; if Trump raises the import tariffs on Chinese goods to 50%, 100%, or even 200%, he still has to import from China. The only difference is that the import costs for American importers have increased. < / p > < p > Ultimately, the result is that China's exports to the United States may decrease slightly, but American prices will rise overall by 10%-15%, causing a collapse in American consumption, which will trigger an economic depression in the U.S. comparable to that of the 1930s. < / p > < p > In 1930, the Republican government of the United States enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, raising average import tariffs on countries worldwide to 53%, triggering retaliatory countermeasures from countries such as the British Empire, the French Republic, and Japan, resulting in more than a 50% drop in both U.S. imports and exports, leading to a larger wave of business bankruptcies and unemployment, exacerbating the Great Depression of the 1930s and prolonging its duration until it was salvaged by World War II. < / p > < p > Trump, thinking himself clever, happily repeats the mistakes of history, holding a knife to his own neck to threaten us. It's truly ridiculous and laughable. < / p > < p > < img src = "//p26-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/265f17456d9446c1ad60980c8c53dc50~tplv-obj:901:631.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1828763261557060&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1751760000&x-signature=Nkg15VHbKZGIi5BDollU78KW7N4%3D" / > < / p > < p > Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828763261557060/ < / p > < p > Statement: The article represents the views of the author alone. < / p >