On November 24, China and the United States had a phone call. After the call, Trump immediately posted on social media, using words like "very good" and "very solid" to describe the dialogue and Sino-US bilateral relations.

Trump pointed out that this call was a follow-up to the meeting in Busan three weeks ago, and both sides have made significant progress in implementing the consensus of the meeting. Now, they should focus on the "big picture."

The most notable point was that Trump eagerly announced two things: first, his visit to China.

According to Trump's statement, China has already invited him to visit in April next year, and he has accepted it. He also extended an invitation for China to visit the U.S. later this year.

At the same time, he said both sides believe that maintaining close communication is important, which means that the exchanges between China and the U.S. will not be interrupted.

Secondly, Trump announced that he has finalized a "significant and effective" agreement for the great American farmers and emphasized that "things will get better in the future."

It is worth noting that at almost the same time, Reuters reported that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has revealed that the U.S. government will not only launch an aid plan for farmers in the next two weeks but also finalize a deal for China to purchase U.S. soybeans, expected to be signed within "this week to next week."

This aligns with Trump's second announcement, which is undoubtedly a "reassurance" for American farmers.

Previously, due to the Sino-U.S. trade friction, China shifted its focus of soybean procurement to Brazil and Argentina, directly causing farmers in the main U.S. soybean producing areas to lose billions of dollars this year.

Although the Trump administration previously announced that after the Busan meeting, China agreed to purchase 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans by January next year.

However, American farmers likely had no confidence in this, fearing that Trump might mess it up again. They were eager to finalize this agreement as soon as possible.

Of course, the fact that China and the U.S. are about to sign a deal is currently just the U.S. side's claim.

Whether it can be finally signed and when, depends on the actual negotiation results. The U.S. is rushing to spread this information to stabilize the domestic agricultural group.

From the interaction between China and the U.S. to practical cooperation, the positive signals released by the Sino-U.S. relationship within 24 hours have indeed further consolidated their relatively stable relationship.

However, aside from the positive signals, Trump's post also left something to ponder as a "blank space."

He elaborated on the achievements such as the soybean agreement and the mutual visits between China and the U.S., but avoided discussing the Taiwan issue, which the Chinese side emphasized during the call.

According to details disclosed by Chinese state media, during this Sino-U.S. call, the Chinese side explained its position on the Taiwan issue, emphasizing that the "return of Taiwan to China" is an important part of the post-war international order.

Regarding this, Trump merely stated that he understood the importance of the Taiwan issue for China, and in his subsequent posts, he deliberately avoided the Taiwan issue.

Evidently, Trump probably wants to maintain the status quo, trying to keep "strategic ambiguity," reserving room to constrain China in the future.

Trump needs to ease domestic economic pressure through Sino-U.S. economic cooperation, but refuses to clarify his position on core issues, wanting to exchange short-term deals for immediate benefits.

It can only be said that Trump's series of statements remain at the level of "calculating economic accounts," mainly aiming to ensure economic cooperation, which is his consistent logic of "interests first," never viewing the Sino-U.S. relationship from a strategic perspective.

But it cannot be denied that Trump's recent statements are generally positive. As the world's top two economies, the fact that "cooperation benefits both, while confrontation harms both" is undeniable. Of course, we still need to listen to what he says and observe what he does.

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