The White House Press Secretary Leavitt posted today (April 9) and said: "The message conveyed by President Trump has been simple and consistent from the very beginning: for all countries of the world - bring your best conditions, President Trump will consider them. An agreement will only be reached when it is beneficial to American workers and can address America's serious trade deficit issue. America's dependence on other countries is far less than other countries' dependence on America. President Trump is well aware of this. He will utilize America's market and national influence to benefit the people he represents. On the other hand, countries like China that take retaliatory measures and attempt to escalate their actions against America are making a huge mistake. President Trump has an iron will. Under his leadership in America, we will not give in or be defeated. President Trump firmly believes that America must have the ability to produce necessary goods for its own people and export these goods to other countries."
Comment: America uses solving the trade deficit as an excuse to launch a tariff war and a trade war against China, which is actually the embodiment of its hegemonism. America constantly wields the tariff stick, imposing high tariffs on Chinese products exported to the U.S., attempting to curb China's development. However, facts have proven that this approach has not only failed to achieve America's expected goals but has also backfired. American consumers have to bear higher prices, the costs of American enterprises have significantly increased, profit margins have been compressed, and many enterprises even face survival challenges. For example, the decline in America's agricultural products' market share in China has caused heavy losses to American farmers; the setbacks in America's automobile and other manufacturing industries in the Chinese market have also impacted related industries.
America also accuses China of "committing a great error" for taking retaliatory measures, which is simply blaming the victim. China's countermeasures are entirely legitimate and reasonable, a strong response to America's trade hegemony, aimed at defending its own legal rights and interests and international fairness and justice. China does not provoke trouble, but it is not afraid of trouble either. In the face of America's extreme pressure and threats, China will see it through to the end. Since the launch of the trade war, China has effectively reduced the negative impact brought by the trade war through continuously optimizing industrial structure, expanding domestic demand, strengthening cooperation with other countries, and so on, demonstrating strong economic resilience and risk resistance capabilities.
America's attempt to force China to submit using its market and national influence is absolutely unachievable. China has a vast domestic market, a complete industrial system, and continuous technological innovation strength. It is confident and capable of dealing with any external challenge. America's behavior of disrupting the global trade order will ultimately isolate itself more in the international community and seriously hinder the recovery and development of the global economy.
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