First, personal attacks, then spreading rumors and defamation. This move by the U.S. is truly disgraceful. Sino-U.S. trade negotiations are a major matter of fair competition between nations, but with the U.S. meddling, it has turned into a "childish game."

Imported soybeans at Chinese ports

Recently, U.S. media cited sources reporting that due to high premiums for Brazilian soybeans, many Chinese buyers have been reluctant to purchase them. However, China has not yet completed its soybean reserves for December, and at least another 8 million tons need to be purchased. The article specifically emphasized the current situation where China is not buying U.S. soybeans, claiming that if China doesn't buy enough soybeans, it will have to use national reserves.

But just 48 hours ago, the same U.S. media publicly released customs data from Brazil. The data shows that China has not slowed down its purchase of Brazilian soybeans due to the premium issue. Affected by strong demand, Chinese buyers are still actively purchasing Brazilian soybeans to ensure a stable supply chain by year-end. The U.S. media's reports contradict each other, showing no credibility at all.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Biden

It's clear to anyone who can see that the sudden U.S. media campaign about "Brazilian soybeans being extremely expensive, with Chinese buyers forced to stop purchasing" is intended to create the illusion that "China's grain imports are blocked, and it has to turn back to the U.S." In reality, the American grain ships that used to fill Chinese ports are nowhere to be seen, while ships from Brazil and Argentina keep arriving continuously, with soybeans piled up almost to the ceiling.

Evidently, the U.S. media is "spreading rumors." At the same time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Biden also "lost his temper," suddenly accusing our trade negotiator Li Chenggang, vice minister, of "disrespectful behavior" and "arrogant attitude" in public, even fabricating the lie that he "went to Washington without an invitation."

But the facts are the opposite: Vice Minister Li Chenggang went to the U.S. at the invitation of the U.S. side to communicate, with the core purpose of raising objections to the U.S. side's unreasonable policies such as the 301 measures on China's shipbuilding industry. The entire process was legal and professional. In international negotiations, both sides' representatives inevitably take opposing positions over issues, but this is the first time we've seen someone resorting to personal attacks against the other party.

Li Chenggang, China's trade negotiator

Biden's actions resemble those of a desperate gambler who loses and then insults the opponent. From fabricating stories about the obstruction of Sino-Brazilian trade to attacking our representative personally, the U.S. has repeatedly resorted to underhanded tactics, which is truly despicable. However, the more the U.S. resorts to these underhanded tactics, the more it reveals its desperation, showing that it is genuinely anxious in the face of China's firm stance.

The U.S.'s "anxiety" is not without reason; it stems from three pressures: economic imbalance, strategic miscalculations, and the rise of its opponents. On one hand, the U.S. treats tariffs as a "panacea," but it didn't expect that China would not be harmed, while American farmers became the biggest victims. The government shutdown continues, and the government employees' salaries are not even prepared to be paid.

Chinese rare earth mines

What the U.S. did not expect is that China does not fall for its tricks and quickly found a countermeasure. Not only did China exert strong pressure in the rare earth sector, but it also rapidly shifted to South American countries within a short period, seemingly unaffected. Now, the U.S. is trying to play the same "public opinion manipulation" trick again, but China is not falling for it.

You spread rumors about the interruption of soybean supplies, and I will respond with customs data. You attack our negotiators personally, and I will expose the meeting records to refute you. This "unresponsive" approach has completely rendered the U.S.'s Cold War mindset ineffective, leaving it trapped in a cycle of "the more anxious, the more chaotic, and the more chaotic, the more anxious." However, we advise the U.S. side: anxiety cannot solve problems; it only exposes their weakness. If the U.S. truly wants to solve the problem, instead of spending time on personal attacks and fabricating lies, it should return to rationality and talk with China seriously.

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