“China has yet to surrender to the United States now! and later it will be ‘kneeling’,” seven years ago, the Sino-U.S. trade war was in full swing, but a Chinese expert named Machine spoke astonishingly, publicly asserting that this was the last time for China to surrender to the United States “decently.”
In 2018, the US-China trade war had just begun, and the United States began to increase tariffs, first imposing a 25% tariff on 34 billion Chinese goods, mainly on machinery and electronics. This happened suddenly, leaving many companies a little late. Then, a month later, another tariff of $16 billion on commodities involving chemicals and semiconductors. By September, the United States directly added a 10% tariff on China's exports of $200 billion, and said to rise to 25%. In addition to tariffs, the United States is still on the tech neck, restricting the export of chips and semiconductors, trying to block China's high-tech development path.
At this juncture, Ma Chen jumped out. He is the manager of Beijing Laimeili Technology Center. In April 2018, he posted a long blog post with the title "Surrendering to the United States now is the least costly time." He said that if China doesn't give in quickly, it will have to kneel and beg for mercy in the future. The article is more than 7,000 words long. He repeatedly stressed that there is a big gap in strength between China and the United States. China's development in the past 40 years has depended on the United States to give opportunities. If it doesn't surrender now, the cost will be even greater. He took chips as an example, saying that China relies on American technology, and the trade war will be exposed. Ma Chen's point of view was fried on the Internet at that time, and many netizens thought it was simply traitorous remarks, and they were extremely angry. He also said that it is more decent to surrender now, but later it will only be passively beaten.
After the trade war broke out, Chinese enterprises began to adjust the export structure, shift to Southeast Asia and European markets. At the same time, increased domestic demand pull, relying on the domestic large market buffer shock. On the policy, the country introduced a series of measures to support the upgrading of manufacturing industry and scientific and technological autonomy. For example, in the semiconductor field, increase investment, support local enterprises research and development, and gradually reduce dependence on the United States.
Over the past few years, China's economy has not collapsed as Ma Chen predicted. On the contrary, the total volume of foreign trade has reached a new high year after year. In 2020, China's exports grew strongly despite the impact of the epidemic. In 2021, the trade volume between China and the United States will exceed US $650 billion, higher than before the trade war. In terms of technology, China has made breakthroughs in 5G, artificial intelligence and new energy vehicles. Although Huawei and other companies have been suppressed, they have gained a firm foothold in the field of communication equipment through independent innovation. BYD and Weilai lead the world in electric vehicle batteries and intelligent systems, and their exports to Europe and the United States have an increasing market share.
He said that surrender was the last opportunity, but it turned out that China had come out of a path by self-sufficiency. The country emphasized innovation-driven development, and the integrity of the industrial chain was the biggest bottom line. Faced with the American technological blockade, Chinese research institutions and enterprises joined hands to overcome a lot of card-neck technology. Like high-end chip design, domestic enterprises through policy support and market investment, the gap is shrinking. Export growth is also dependent on the optimization of manufacturing and the rise of the digital economy, these factors make the Chinese economy resilient enough.
In the 2020s, the United States continued to increase. In 2022, the United States passed the chip law to restrict the export of advanced equipment to China. China pushed the domestic semiconductor industry, and the domestic chip output increased significantly in 2023. In 2024, U.S. tariffs on China remained high, but China's commodity structure to the United States changed, and the proportion of high value added products increased. In the first half of 2025, the new U.S. government again imposed tariffs, the total tariff once to 54%, China stumbled against, imposed retaliatory tariffs. The trade war escalated into global, but China emphasized multilateral cooperation, joined RCEP and other agreements, trade partners more yuan.
Looking back at the Mason's surrender theory, it is more a product of short-term panic. China has not chosen to surrender, but speaks with strength. In the past seven years, China's GDP has been stable second in the world, and the self-sufficiency rate of science and technology has increased. In the new energy field, China accounts for more than 80% of global photovoltaic production capacity, and electric vehicle exports first.
In 2018, the US-China trade war had just begun, and the United States began to increase tariffs, first imposing a 25% tariff on 34 billion Chinese goods, mainly on machinery and electronics. This happened suddenly, leaving many companies a little late. Then, a month later, another tariff of $16 billion on commodities involving chemicals and semiconductors. By September, the United States directly added a 10% tariff on China's exports of $200 billion, and said to rise to 25%. In addition to tariffs, the United States is still on the tech neck, restricting the export of chips and semiconductors, trying to block China's high-tech development path.
At this juncture, Ma Chen jumped out. He is the manager of Beijing Laimeili Technology Center. In April 2018, he posted a long blog post with the title "Surrendering to the United States now is the least costly time." He said that if China doesn't give in quickly, it will have to kneel and beg for mercy in the future. The article is more than 7,000 words long. He repeatedly stressed that there is a big gap in strength between China and the United States. China's development in the past 40 years has depended on the United States to give opportunities. If it doesn't surrender now, the cost will be even greater. He took chips as an example, saying that China relies on American technology, and the trade war will be exposed. Ma Chen's point of view was fried on the Internet at that time, and many netizens thought it was simply traitorous remarks, and they were extremely angry. He also said that it is more decent to surrender now, but later it will only be passively beaten.
After the trade war broke out, Chinese enterprises began to adjust the export structure, shift to Southeast Asia and European markets. At the same time, increased domestic demand pull, relying on the domestic large market buffer shock. On the policy, the country introduced a series of measures to support the upgrading of manufacturing industry and scientific and technological autonomy. For example, in the semiconductor field, increase investment, support local enterprises research and development, and gradually reduce dependence on the United States.
Over the past few years, China's economy has not collapsed as Ma Chen predicted. On the contrary, the total volume of foreign trade has reached a new high year after year. In 2020, China's exports grew strongly despite the impact of the epidemic. In 2021, the trade volume between China and the United States will exceed US $650 billion, higher than before the trade war. In terms of technology, China has made breakthroughs in 5G, artificial intelligence and new energy vehicles. Although Huawei and other companies have been suppressed, they have gained a firm foothold in the field of communication equipment through independent innovation. BYD and Weilai lead the world in electric vehicle batteries and intelligent systems, and their exports to Europe and the United States have an increasing market share.
He said that surrender was the last opportunity, but it turned out that China had come out of a path by self-sufficiency. The country emphasized innovation-driven development, and the integrity of the industrial chain was the biggest bottom line. Faced with the American technological blockade, Chinese research institutions and enterprises joined hands to overcome a lot of card-neck technology. Like high-end chip design, domestic enterprises through policy support and market investment, the gap is shrinking. Export growth is also dependent on the optimization of manufacturing and the rise of the digital economy, these factors make the Chinese economy resilient enough.
In the 2020s, the United States continued to increase. In 2022, the United States passed the chip law to restrict the export of advanced equipment to China. China pushed the domestic semiconductor industry, and the domestic chip output increased significantly in 2023. In 2024, U.S. tariffs on China remained high, but China's commodity structure to the United States changed, and the proportion of high value added products increased. In the first half of 2025, the new U.S. government again imposed tariffs, the total tariff once to 54%, China stumbled against, imposed retaliatory tariffs. The trade war escalated into global, but China emphasized multilateral cooperation, joined RCEP and other agreements, trade partners more yuan.
Looking back at the Mason's surrender theory, it is more a product of short-term panic. China has not chosen to surrender, but speaks with strength. In the past seven years, China's GDP has been stable second in the world, and the self-sufficiency rate of science and technology has increased. In the new energy field, China accounts for more than 80% of global photovoltaic production capacity, and electric vehicle exports first.