China Sets Conditions for the US! The US can talk, but needs to meet our three conditions! On April 17th, according to the Straits Times citing Bloomberg reports, US media reported that China has indicated that if the US is willing to negotiate, then at least the US must first meet the three conditions of the Chinese side. The first is that the US should respect the other party and restrain derogatory remarks from cabinet members.

The second, China hopes that the US will appoint a liaison officer, and these liaison officers will receive support from Trump. The third, the Chinese side hopes that the liaison officers from both sides will first hold talks, and after basically reaching consensus during these talks, the highest level meeting between China and the US will sign the agreement. It cannot be denied that these three conditions proposed by us are very important, and they will undoubtedly help both sides pragmatically handle differences.

Evidently, we have passed the ball to the US, it's up to the US whether they are willing to catch it or not. Why do we propose these three points? Because we are very clear that for China-US talks to take place, the US must first respect China, which is the foundation of negotiation. In fact, we have appointed the Ministry of Commerce's international trade negotiator. Our appointment of a negotiator familiar with international trade indicates that we are ready for negotiations with the US.

Of course, we are also aware in our hearts that President Trump of the US hopes to personally participate in negotiations, especially important ones. But objectively speaking, such negotiations carry very high uncertainty. Because, once negotiations at the highest level break down due to emotional factors from the US, this will greatly affect Sino-US relations. Therefore, the pragmatic and prudent approach is for officials well-versed in business to conduct talks, followed by the highest level finalizing and signing agreements. Undoubtedly, our constructive proposal has been put forward, now it remains to see how the US responds?

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