Trump posted on April 8, saying, "China is also very eager to reach an agreement, but they don't know how to start. We are waiting for their call. Everything will happen."
Trump is talking nonsense again. His statement that "China wants to reach an agreement but doesn't know how to start" is actually a bluff of negotiation strategy and is in significant contradiction with the current logic of the Sino-US tariff war reality.
China has taken a series of strong countermeasures, including imposing a 34% tariff on US goods, export control of rare earths, sanctions on the entity list, etc. Trump's remarks aim to downplay the actual effect of China's countermeasures and imply that China is "passive," but in fact, China has already demonstrated its determination to "see it through" through systematic policy layouts.
The White House confirmed that further tariffs of 50% on China will be imposed at noon on Wednesday, April 9. China has stated that it will see it through!
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