Foreign media reported on the evening of April 25th: "UK Treasury Minister Rishi Sunak agrees with US President Donald Trump's criticism of global trade imbalances and accuses China of maintaining a long-term huge trade surplus. She also called on the United States to ease tariffs and use multilateral mechanisms to urge China to comply with the rules."
[Smart Comment]: The remarks made by UK Treasury Minister Rishi Sunak seem to be about the Sino-US trade issue, but in fact expose many unreasonable aspects. On one hand, she criticized China for maintaining a huge trade surplus for a long time; on the other hand, she called for the United States to ease tariffs. Such a statement is not hitting both sides equally but biting one big bite out of China and a small bite out of the United States. However, what ability and qualification does the UK have now to play games with the two major powers? This is like a dwarf old man daring to get involved when a strongman is fighting. Trade surplus issues should be resolved through negotiation. However, the United States itself does not abide by its own rules, imposes heavy tariffs, sanctions at will, and disrupts the order on a large scale, damaging the global economy. The UK Treasury Minister glosses over this. Moreover, how can a country that once resorted to opium smuggling and even launched wars for trade surpluses talk so boldly today?
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