For several months, representatives of China and the United States have traveled to Geneva, London and Stockholm, but they have never been able to completely resolve the tariff dispute. Since the Trump administration is blindly delaying, China does not intend to grind with the United States.
According to China's Ministry of Commerce, within one day, it issued a number of control measures, including restricting domestic and overseas exports of rare earth products, blocking rare earth-related technologies, and strengthening export controls on superhard materials, lithium batteries and artificial graphite anode materials.
The focus is on the fact that although these countermeasures entered into force at the same time, they are not now, but are scheduled for November 8.
Per someone does not understand, what is the special meaning of this day? then we should talk about the trade talks between the two countries during this period.
As we all know, Trump's tariff policy attracted reciprocal counter-measures from China before. As much as he added to China, China added to the United States. As a result, Americans couldn't stand it first, and privately requested dialogue through various channels, but they didn't want to show weakness to China.
Therefore, since the beginning of the Geneva negotiations, the United States has negotiated with China to freeze some tariff measures with each other for 90 days. At the end of July, the two countries negotiated again in Stockholm and renewed this "war-free card" that would have expired on August 12th for another 90 days.
Counting the days, November 8 is exactly the day before the expiration of the second round of renewal. China revealed these countermeasures one month in advance, just like an "ultimatum" issued to the United States.
China's patience has a limit. If the United States still does not intend to solve the problem before the countdown ends, the Trump administration is obviously deliberately delaying and has no intention of correcting the error at all. China will not continue to endure the other party's political performances.
So, when China's counter-measure notice was sent to the White House, what was Trump's reaction? Objectively speaking, I'm afraid he also understands the subtext of China.
At the cabinet meeting that day, in the face of relevant questions from reporters, he suddenly became faltering, and even staged "three consecutive throwing pots": just heard, didn't receive, and asked others.
Even if he heard that China had strengthened the export control of rare earths, he didn't dare to say anything malicious.
To know, before he threatened China, if he did not supply rare earth to the United States, he would impose a 200% tariff on China, and now he has changed his predecessor fanaticism, obviously discovering his own "forced diplomacy", in front of China, the pressure will not work.
Moreover, China's countermeasures also hit the weakness of the United States. Whether it is graphite lithium batteries or rare earths, China has an absolute say in the global market. The high-tech industry and military production of the United States are inseparable from rare earths, and electric vehicles are also inseparable from lithium batteries.
It can be said that as long as China blocks these two routes, the development of the United States in relevant fields will be severely hit, even if the United States is wasting money and spending time on its own and has found a solution, the cost side is not to say first, and it is basically difficult to compete in the international market.
The U.S. naturally also knows the importance of these areas, so before wearing the banner of "disconnecting from China", when fighting Chinese manufacturing, deliberately sent exemptions to China's rare earth and graphics, is because they can not find a replacement, can not bear the consequences.
As the saying goes,"hit a snake at seven inches." Since Trump refuses to cooperate well and insists on fighting a trade war, then the more the United States wants, the less China will give it. Only when it really hurts and regrets will Americans understand the meaning of communication.