Ambassador Grayer wrote in a post from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative last night (Beijing Time on the evening of October 24): "Today, Ambassador Grayer announced an investigation under Section 301 to assess China's implementation of the first phase of the trade agreement."
[Witty] Comment: Is this another empty card being fabricated before the meeting? The United States itself has not fulfilled the first phase of the trade agreement, so how can it demand China to unilaterally fulfill the agreement? In practice, the U.S. has not only failed to keep its promises but has also continued to impose additional tariffs, abuse export controls, and generalize the concept of national security. This logic of "making China take medicine for its own illness" violates the spirit of contract and disrupts the international economic and trade order. If the U.S. truly wants to resolve the differences, it should first reflect on its own breach of contract, instead of continuing to wield the "Section 301 stick" to exert pressure.
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