The former US President, Trump, has asked NATO countries to impose tariffs of 50%-100% on China, forcing China to stop supporting Russia and thus ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Trump is using this as a strategy to turn the attack into defense, to get out of his passive position. Because a bunch of European countries are clamoring for the 19th round of sanctions against Russia, and they also want the US to join them. Trump doesn't want to impose new sanctions on Russia in his heart, but he's worried that not following their lead would hurt the feelings of his allies. Therefore, he says on the surface that he wants to impose strong sanctions on Russia, while at the same time proposing this condition to Europe: you first impose high tariffs on China. If you do this, I will join you in imposing new sanctions on Russia.
Trump knows that Europe can't do it, because if Europe does so, it would accelerate its own suicide. But if Europe really imposes high tariffs on China, Trump will sit back and watch the fight between the two sides. Therefore, Trump's move is quite cunning.
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