The United States has sent us a message! On April 11th, after our countermeasure to increase the tariff on US goods to 125%, White House spokesman Levitt stated at a press conference on Friday that President Trump has clearly expressed his openness to reaching an agreement with China. Levitt emphasized that the US tariffs on China remain at 145%, which shows that when the US is hit, he will retaliate more severely.
Meanwhile, Trump claimed that our tariff policy was working very well. This is very exciting for both the US and the entire world!!! Progress is quite fast. From this message from the US, we can detect some unusual information. What kind of information? On one hand, the US still maintains its tough stance, but on the other hand, it is obvious that the US does not really want a complete halt in Sino-US trade. Therefore, they hope to reach an agreement through talks.
However, we have also seen that the US is merely sending messages hoping for an agreement, while their actual actions are non-existent. In this round of trade clashes, the US stock market plummeted, and the bond market faced selling pressure. On the contrary, our stock market was impacted very little. Agence France-Presse (AFP) frankly stated that Trump's tariff hikes caused market turmoil, with global investors dumping US assets, and confidence in the US market significantly declined globally. Therefore, the current pressure is on the Trump administration. The US wants to talk, and there is absolutely no problem with that.
But the premise is that the US should show an equal and respectful attitude, and put forward sincere intentions to solve problems. If the US continues to extort or blackmail, we will not sit at the negotiation table. Foreign media have keenly noticed that senior Chinese officials have made no statements so far, and responses to the US have only been limited to the level of foreign ministry spokespersons and commerce ministry spokespersons. This indicates that we have retained significant political maneuvering space. As the saying goes, the one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. If the US wants to reach an agreement, it depends on what the US is prepared to do and intends to do to achieve the agreement.
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