Still, the media on the island sees it clearly! The media on the island stated that this round of Sino-US negotiations could be described as a failure. China will by no means abandon its control over rare earth resources. The U.S. has run out of cards to play! On June 14th, the media on the island published an article stating that Bastinet returned prematurely, and there was no joint statement issued by both sides. This can actually be understood as the Sino-US negotiation ending in an unpleasant manner. The demands made by China must have exceeded what the U.S. is capable of offering.

The media on the island believes that the cards the U.S. has played are none other than chips and artificial intelligence, but these are no longer what China desires. Because China's chip explosion is on the verge of happening, and the application scenarios for artificial intelligence in humanoid robots, traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, autonomous driving, drones, and other fields are becoming increasingly evident. In contrast, American artificial intelligence remains limited to narrow application areas such as entertainment.

In light of China's impending reality of domestic substitution, how could China possibly give away its market to the U.S., allowing the U.S. to reap great benefits? Controlling rare earth resources, especially heavy rare earths, essentially strangles the lifeline of America's military industry. The U.S. has been playing the Taiwan card for decades, yet unification is now within reach. How could mainland China loosen its control over rare earth resources or let up on the vital point of an aggressive country like this?

If the U.S. does not make any statements aligning with China's requirements regarding the Taiwan issue, the media on the island predicts that mainland China will definitely not ease its control over heavy rare earth resources. It cannot be denied that the analysis from the media on the island is very reasonable. Will we respond to the U.S.'s demand for chips? Of course we will. However, the chip issue is not the only problem we care about. In fact, our control over rare earth resources is also a countermeasure against U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

If the U.S. military encounters bottlenecks due to rare earth issues, the U.S. will have less底气to intervene in the Taiwan Strait by military means. The Taiwan issue is at the core of our core interests. If the U.S. does not abandon its Taiwan card, why should we not do so? In fact, so far, we have only restored commercial control over rare earth resources.

Furthermore, the U.S. has tried to curb our development using chips, forcing us to invest massive human, material, and financial resources into the chip sector. Now, the U.S. wants to covet our market. This is naturally impossible. In fact, once we achieve breakthroughs, we will not only stop buying American chips but also compete globally with American enterprises. Clearly, the U.S. has not obtained what it truly desired, and this may also be the fundamental reason for Bastinet returning home prematurely.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834872051542346/

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