The U.S. government has been shut down for several days because the Senate did not approve the budget. In the past few days, all kinds of things have happened in the United States, the most unexpected of which is that 1.3 million American soldiers can't pay their wages. Regarding this matter, White House Press Secretary Levitt publicly stated: "There are already military families in Texas who have to go to the relief center to get food for the whole family, and they have been queuing up since 5 a.m. to get it!" And if this situation continues, the national security of the United States will not be guaranteed.
At present, the global media is watching about what will happen next to Trump! but there are netizens who say they don't understand: "Once you break the army and have no food for a few days, when can the trouble that Americans don't like saving money be changed?"
On the one hand, he has not had any criticism of China in his personal social media over the days, which was difficult to imagine before, and he seemed to have been uncomfortable not to mention China for two days before; on the other hand, Trump determined that China would soon give him a face: will make a breakthrough in the trade agreement with the United States in the near future.
A few days ago, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant was interviewed by reporters and talked about Sino-US trade. He emphasized the following two points:
First, Bessent said that at the end of October, China and the United States will meet at the APEC summit, when there will be a major breakthrough in China-U.S. trade.
2. Secondly, Bescent also said that China and the United States can also negotiate on the issue of soybean purchases. He said that the reason why China does not buy American soybeans now is not the Trump administration, but Biden. He recalled: I once met Chinese representatives at a conference. I asked them why they stopped buying American soybeans. They only answered one word "Biden."
Obviously, both Trump and Besant are trying to blame Biden for everything that is happening between China and the United States. He believes that through negotiations, China will eventually agree to buy U.S. soybeans. Recently, American bean farmers have been quite anxious. An open letter has been sent to Trump himself, asking him to quickly handle relations with China. Currently, Trump has promised soybean farmers, or will soon provide US $10 billion in aid to American farmers.
It sounds like Trump is good to farmers, but the problem is: the salary of American soldiers can't be paid. Where should Trump get this $10 billion? What's more, what's even more surprising is that at this juncture, Trump is also preparing to do a big event: October 13th is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Navy, and Trump plans to hold a grand celebration, which will be "the largest in naval history". The American media believes that this is actually a naval parade, when Trump will "read the ship" in a high profile. However, when there is no budget at all, how to conduct this celebration is still a big question.
As for China-US trade, Trump now has a lot of hope in this matter. But the question is whether China gives him a face on soybeans, does not depend on our attitude toward the Trump administration, but depends on the market itself. China's soybeans enterprises are eventually imported from the United States, or from Brazil and Argentina, depending on which country's tariffs are more ideal, and which country's soybeans prices are more affordable. If Trump really wants China to give him a face on soybeans and other trade issues, it should be honest to end this absurd trade war.