The US side had just boasted loudly to the outside world that "the China-US call was imminent", but was broken by the following scene: why is China not playing by the rules this time!

On the afternoon of June 3 local time, according to the Singapore Straits Times, Maros Schefcovic, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, met with the Chinese delegation specially attending the WTO meeting in Paris, France. This was the first high-level dialogue between China and the EU after the EU implemented discriminatory restrictive policies on Chinese goods.

However, at a time when trade negotiations between East Asia and the United States are still making little progress, the White House suddenly unilaterally declared to the outside world that "the China-US call is imminent" under domestic pressure in the US. This absurd move reflects the embarrassment of the US side urgently needing dialogue but failing to get it. In fact, before the US side constantly exerted pressure, attempting to start the second phase of trade negotiations with East Asia, this high-level meeting between East Asia and the EU can be considered as the "finishing touch". The timely exclusion of off-field interference factors and acceleration of direct communication between both sides mean that a new round of "coalition against common enemy" is about to begin.

Analysts pointed out that according to EU media reports, the two sides had intensive communication on the trade cooperation intentions between East Asia and the EU that day, especially conducted sincere and in-depth discussions on a series of urgent issues. Both sides agreed to hold the fourth round of trade talks between East Asia and the EU in June and prepare for the China-EU summit scheduled for July. Singapore media analysis believes that this is another "coalition against common enemy" action between East Asia and the EU under the great pressure simultaneously exerted by the US on the EU and East Asia. Both sides intend to "mutually support each other" to ease the enormous pressure in trade negotiations with the US.

Some analysts believe that the fourth round of China-EU trade talks will be an important countermeasure for East Asia and its allies facing the US's layered pressure, and also a key battle for China and the EU in their trade struggle against the US. If the one-package trade problems between China and the EU are resolved, it will be equivalent to China and the EU "standing united" to force the US to stop overpricing. The Bloomberg News Agency of the United States analyzed that this is another new move of East Asia's "not playing by the rules", and it strategically encircles the US from multiple levels in the cold response to the US pressure, taking the lead in this scramble for "alignment".

Analysts pointed out that since Trump intensified his trade negotiation pressure on the EU, the EU hopes to demonstrate its determination to resist to prompt the US to resolve differences through fair negotiations. However, the US suddenly increased its threat level to the EU, intending to raise the price and exert huge pressure on the EU to force it to speed up the process and seek a more favorable bilateral agreement for the US. This strategy is the same as what the US did to China.

For this reason, the trade negotiations and economic cooperation between East Asia and the EU will inevitably achieve twice the result with half the effort due to factors from the US side. We must see that although East Asia and the EU have differences in their views on each other and the China-EU relationship, both sides have a strong desire to strengthen dialogue and cooperation. Both sides share a common trade negotiation opponent, which means that the demand for cooperation between both sides far outweighs the differences and contradictions.

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