< p > Trump continues to kowtow to China: will find ways for China to buy American goods even if no deal is reached. < / p > < p > "Come and shop, they can say they won't visit this American store, but we have something others don't — that's the American consumers." < / p > < p > The day before, Trump said he didn't want to escalate further and even wanted to reduce tariffs to a level comparable to or lower than China's. Then, Trump continued to show weakness, believing that a relevant agreement with China would be reached soon. He also said that if no agreement was reached, some rules would be established to encourage China to shop in America. China has the right to say no, but America has something others don't — that's the American consumers. < / p > < p > This statement highlights illogical reasoning, meaning that in case no agreement is reached, some "flexible" measures will be taken to encourage China to continue importing American goods. < / p > < p > However, most of America's goods are low-value-added products, which can easily be replaced by goods from other countries if not purchased from America. < / p > < p > Of course, America does have some irreplaceable things, such as high-end chips, but even without an economic war, America would restrict the export of these goods. Therefore, whether or not to shop at this American store is not so important for China. < / p > < p > What Trump referred to as "China's indispensable American consumers" is simply a case of changing concepts. It's not that China is dependent on American consumers, but rather that American consumers are dependent on China. < / p > < p > The exemption measures previously issued by Trump are a typical example proving that America must continue purchasing goods from China. < / p > < p > Therefore, Trump is just finding ways to save face and attempting to forcibly send out positive signals, but in reality, the Chinese side has never contacted the White House. < / p > < p > < img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/cc1a7be375e84d80aa475c12262524e6~tplv-obj:700:467.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1829782079016012&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1752796800&x-signature=p8uMVvFTfG2c5XNBej8GA4dRDz8%3D" / > < img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/a374233a6bd644d5981e446c9150d322~tplv-obj:980:551.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1829782079016012&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1752796800&x-signature=G13nYWDXPrSiVN6b7aIipCxqYQ4%3D" / > < img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/236e6ea4fb234da8806ec7e4197a72c3~tplv-obj:700:467.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1829782079016012&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1752796800&x-signature=FSEINUEQUZe2CHKB4PQmxx9oYFE%3D" / > < / p > < p > Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829782079016012/ < / p > < p > Statement: The article represents the views of the author alone. < / p >