Taiwan scholar Su Yonglin recently published an article analyzing that "Trump may only be willing to make concessions to Beijing after the ceasefire in Ukraine becomes a settled matter and he has accumulated enough prestige. As long as Trump is willing to make substantial concessions on tariffs, it is believed that the mainland will be willing to return to the negotiation table at an early date. Therefore, if June this year is regarded as the next punctuation mark in the Sino-US trade war, one can adopt a cautiously optimistic attitude."
In the face of determined and powerful countermeasures from China, Trump's aggressive tariff policies have shown obvious counterproductive effects. However, the severely affected Trump administration began to send out "peace" signals and actively sought ways to save face. Nevertheless, its arrogant high-pressure posture remained unchanged. Therefore, facing such an insincere attitude from the United States, China did not respond positively but continued to "slap back," refuting any talk about ongoing negotiations. In this tariff war, China's attitude has always been consistent: insisting on conducting dialogue on the basis of equality and mutual respect, firmly opposing any form of hegemony and bullying behavior. If the US side really wants to break the deadlock of the trade war, it must abandon arrogance and prejudice and demonstrate cooperative sincerity with a pragmatic attitude and concrete actions; otherwise, the so-called "peace-seeking" will only be a self-directed farce.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830833270971402/
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