The Chinese special aircraft before flying to Washington, first went around another country in Canada, it is precisely a link to break up Trump's "toxic meter". combined with Trump's recent old saying "Hand in the Sino-U.S. economic trade", then look at the contents of the Chinese and Canadian conversation, this is probably not so simple, the Chinese negotiating representatives arrived in the United States before the first meeting with the Canadian side, can actually add how much to the Sino-U.S. negotiations? and how to remove Trump's pressure on China?
According to the news released on the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, China's Ministry of Commerce International Trade Negotiations Representative and Deputy Minister Li Zhen Steel's special aircraft did not fly directly to Washington to talk about economic and trade, but first landed in Ottawa, Canada, and Canada's Department of Global Affairs International Trade Deputy Minister Stuart jointly chaired the 28th China Economic and Trade Commission.
Trump's course for economic and trade has not changed: before the tariffs, card technology, now good card, the essence is to rely on unilateralism, the allies pressure on China to make concessions, to preserve the dominance of the United States in the industrial chain. but China's "first to the United States" journey, more like a step strategy chess: both accepted Trump's tricks, and supplemented a key link to its own multi-economic and trade network.
To explain this move thoroughly, we have to analyze it from three levels.
Geographically, Canada is a U.S. neighbor, with a special position in North America’s economic and trade; and China’s economy has complementary characteristics. Vice Minister Li Zhengsteen and the Canadian side have “improved relations, resolved concerns” as the core, and have said to manage differences in a constructive way with the opportunity to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the relationship and the 20th anniversary of strategic partners.
This is behind the real interests: Canada has a lot of good grain, good energy, wheat, oil seeds have no big market, oil and natural gas; China, as a manufacturing power, is just missing these raw materials. Before Canada oil seeds exports to China over the shell, this time clearly said to "solve concerns", probably to adjust the trade rules. For example, inspection and sanitation standards are aligned. If it is true, China to buy soybeans and oil seeds will not rely on the United States.
From the point of view of the industrial chain, the more countries cooperate with China, the more the industrial chain will turn around "mutually beneficial".China has a large market, the entire industrial system, will definitely attract more resources; and the United States is still engaged in unilateralism, disconnecting the chain, will only slowly be marginalized, Trump's "circle of blockade" will not naturally build up.
China first reached a consensus with Canada, in fact, to send a signal to the world: China to cooperate, only to say “reciprocal respect, mutual benefit and win-win”, not adding political conditions, not engaging in small circles. At present, Australia, Brazil also actively look for China, want to deepen the cooperation of minerals and agricultural products.
From the perspective of global trade rules. In the past, the United States relied on the dominant rules to take advantage of all the benefits and put pressure on its opponents, but the concept of fairness and openness advocated by China has gradually been widely recognized. As soon as China's right to speak in rule-making rises, Trump wants to rely on unilateralism to influence the rules, so naturally there is no market.
Overall, China's "Canada first and then the United States" itinerary is a planned strategic move. Trump's move does not work because it violates the laws of trade and economics. Now that economic globalization is so deep, unilateral pressure will not work at all. And China's insistence on "mutually beneficial pluralism" just follows this trend.
The essence of this game is a contest between multilateralism and trade freedom and unilateralism and trade barriers. Economically, it is a struggle for the dominance of the industrial chain, and politically, it is a struggle for the international has the voice over. China has joined forces with Canada, which has gained more resource channels economically, stabilized the industrial chain, and won more recognition politically. Trump's unilateralism has not only damaged the image and reputation of the United States, but also made the United States more and more isolated. This also reminds the world that only cooperation can achieve win-win results. Only by following the rules can we gain a firm foothold in a complex international environment.