A series of counter-attacks by China caused the White House to panic.
“There’s something very strange going on in China, they’re getting very hostile.”
Just now, Trump suddenly went berserk on his own social platform "Real Social" and sent a long post threatening to "significantly increase tariffs on China".The lines between the lines were full of shock, anger, and even a bit of injustice.
The article is very long, and you can search the specific content online. In short, China is very bad and breaks the trade rules. It is not easy for the United States, and it is trying to maintain world peace. Because China's policy is too bad, I am considering raising taxes on China again.
If you ask me, his mood is like that of a school bully who is used to bullying others. He is furious after being hit back for the first time.
He may be really confused. After all, not long ago, China and the United States seemed to be developing in the direction of easing relations. All four rounds of negotiations were almost completed, and the fifth round was put on the agenda. Why did China suddenly "lift the table"?
But The truth is, it has always been America first.
The United States is empty, China is no longer tolerant
The fuse of all this dates back to September 29th. That day, the U.S. Department of Commerce, without warning Transparency Rules for Export ControlSimply put, Chinese companies included in the U.S. entity list, whose subsidiaries hold more than 50 percent, will face equal treatment.
The intention of this "joint sitting" system is obvious: To block every gap in China’s access to advanced technology.
At the beginning of October, the United States announced:
Sanctions against 15 Chinese companies
Announcing a fourth round of sanctions on Chinese refineries that buy Iranian oil;
Decided to impose high berthing fees on ships owned or operated by China starting from October 14;
The U.S. military even advocated that the U.S. military base in South Korea should be used to deter China.
The purpose of this set of "combination boxing" is to create bargaining chips and exert extreme pressure before the next round of negotiations between China and the United States. They also imagine that China should not and dare not tear its face with the United States.
However, what they are waiting for is not China's concessions, but a more severe set of "reciprocal countermeasures."
2. China fires three arrows at once, punching to the flesh
In the past two days, several major Chinese departments have joined forces to launch a counterattack that has attracted worldwide attention.
The first punch is to hit rare earths-China's trump card.
The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued 4 consecutive announcements, announcing the export control of some medium-heavy rare earth, rare earth equipment and raw materials. Super hard materials, lithium batteries and artificial graphic negative materials.
The core of these is rare earths, which stipulates that any product produced by a foreign company that contains more than 0.1% of the value of China rare earth materials must obtain a China license. Especially those used in advanced semiconductor processes (14 nanometers and below) or memory chips with more than 256 layers require approval on a case-by-case basis.
This means that Asma's light engraving machine, the chip of Taiwan, the fighter aircraft of Loma ... as long as you use Chinese rare earth, you have to come to China "batch lines". We directly used the script of the US chip blockade against China for rare earths.。
The second strike, the reciprocal charge, also governs his body in his way.
Do you charge my ship's port service fee?Well, I also charge yours. China's Ministry of Transport announced that from October 14, Impose equivalent special port fees on ships owned or operated by the United States.The time nodes are the same, the counter-attack means more obviously.
Third kick, the sword means "the giant crocodile behind the back".
The National Market Regulatory Authority announced that the United States high companyInvestigating alleged violations of the Antimonopoly Law, the chip giant, who earned money from Qualcomm taxes (patents are charged at the price of the entire machine) in the Chinese market, I am afraid the good days will come to an end.。
These three punches, especially Rare-earth control, directly hit the U.S. "seven inches"。
Why does a “rare-earth card” break the United States?
Trump tweeted: We have two for every element they can monopolize!
It sounds tough, but it is completely The outsiders’ mouth is hard.The key to rare earth, never just underground mining, but A complex, sophisticated set of refining, processing and industrial chain technologies that are fully controlled by China。
China Controls 92% of global rare earth refining capacity, Medium and heavy rare earth processing accounts for more than 98%, is an absolute monopoly position.
Rare land separation. More than 100 processesThe technological barriers are extremely high, and Western countries cannot bypass China's establishment of an independent industrial chain in the short term.
More importantly, this control is Control of the entire industrial chain, everything from mining equipment, smelting technology to magnetic material manufacturing services is included. You want to start mining yourself? Sorry, without China's technology and equipment, the ore in your hand is almost a pile of waste soil.
So, Trump’s anger proves precisely: China’s card, played right, played bad.。
The United States is attacking and is being easily seen.
Looking back on the past seven years, since the start of the trade war in 2018, the world has quietly changed.
China's "confidence" is getting stronger and stronger:
Around the technology:Domestic DUV light engraving machine breakthrough in that, Huawei Kirin chip nirvana rebirth, Ali, Xiaomi and other self-research chips have landed.
Trade diversification:ASEAN has become China’s largest trading partner, with energy searching for Russia, pork searching for Spain, soybean searching for Brazil, Argentina... the dependence on the U.S. market has declined dramatically.
The industrial upgrade:Export commodities have shifted from clothing and toys to high value-added products such as DJI drones and Shadow Stone cameras.
And what about America?
Rare-earth industrial chain is almost zero progress.
The agricultural market is weak.
Military and high-tech industries are now being stifled by China’s rare-earth control.
Trump thinks the trade war is bigger than anyone else’s voice, but now he finds more and more real bullets in China’s hands. He threatens tariffs, the U.S. stock market crashes, and Nasdaq has recorded the biggest decline in months – the market votes with its feet, showing that The world is unable to tolerate a second global trade war.
Trump’s anger is exactly what illustrates his extreme anxiety. The era when the United States could unilaterally define rules and sanction other countries at will without paying a price is gone forever。
China's countermeasures are not breaking rules, it is precisely Tell America: The rules you made, we learned, and we can do better. This reverse application of "long-arm jurisdiction" has finally made the United States taste the bitter fruit.
Talk, our door is open; Fight, we'll stay with you to the end.
This time, China is no longer just a passive player, but a player with the ability and determination to rewrite the rules of the game. It is time for King to wake up from the old dream of "America's nothing."