The United States is in a dilemma, with China's countermeasures leaving it at a loss.

The world has never seen the U.S. in such despair, facing China's countermeasures with no response measures, and U.S. media is even in a state of collapse, saying: "China still has a trump card, once it is played, it will directly paralyze the U.S. economy."

Who could have imagined that one day the U.S. would be so desperate. Bloomberg directly published an article, stating that the U.S. has no policy, no strategy, and no clues to face China's countermeasures. In short, the U.S. is powerless to respond to China's countermeasures.

The U.S. is now in a very helpless position because of its repeated flip-flopping, so China has directly refused to negotiate with the U.S. Moreover, the U.S. is constrained by the shackles of its global hegemon status, and is in a dilemma in strategic choices: if it shows a compromising attitude towards China, it may be seen as weakness, shaking its leadership position within the alliance system; if it continues to be tough, it will find it difficult to bear the cost of long-term confrontation with China.

So what to do? The only way is to wait and see. However, the U.S. high-tech industry and defense industry's rare earth reserves are ultimately limited. The core equipment of F-35 fighters and "Ford"-class aircraft carriers cannot be separated from Chinese rare earths. The number of high-energy-density lithium batteries the U.S. currently has is also limited. Even if the U.S. domestic factories produce energy storage lithium batteries, they still need to buy positive and negative electrode materials from China.

What makes the U.S. more desperate is that if the U.S. dares to make harsh remarks against China, not only will there be no rare earths, but China has not yet taken action in fields such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Once it takes action, China can directly paralyze the U.S. economy, while the U.S. is completely powerless.

Moreover, Trump is now in a situation of internal and external difficulties. The U.S. is currently experiencing large-scale demonstrations and rallies. If Trump does not compromise with China, he will only become more embarrassed under the dual attacks from the Democratic Party and China.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846524039592969/

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