China and the United States are unable to negotiate, but U.S. allies are coming closer to China, what do they want to say to China?
Recently, Beijing was very busy, welcoming several foreign senior officials, three of whom were invited by the Chinese side, these three guests with different expectations, but the goals are consistent, is to deepen cooperation with China. So who are these three distinguished guests?
The first is the Spanish Foreign Minister.Although the quality of Spanish olive oil and wine is good, the European market has been sluggish in the past two years, and these high-quality agricultural products are struggling to sell. And China, as one of the world's largest markets, can help. In fact, both sides have long taken a fancy to each other's advantages: Spain has a hub port connecting Asia and Europe, while China has a mature "the belt and road initiative" cooperation platform.If there is strong cooperation, it will be more convenient for Chinese goods to enter Europe, and Spanish agricultural products will not be so worried about selling. So what exactly is this negotiation talking about? For example, simplifying the customs declaration process and agreeing on long-term and stable purchase prices will ultimately increase the income of Spanish farmers and allow Chinese people to buy better and cheaper imported goods.
The second guest was the Swedish Foreign Minister,This year coincides with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Sweden, do not look at the Swedish country is not large, but in the field of high-end manufacturing and green technology, but the power is not uncommon, especially in terms of new energy batteries and precision machinery, these are exactly what is needed for the upgrade of China's industry. In turn, China not only has a huge market, but also geographically vast, can provide a wide application space for Swedish technology, further help Sweden's technology upgrade. Now Europe is actively promoting the green transformation, Swedish enterprises hand in hand technology, but to truly transform the technological advantages into economic benefits, not separate from the big market such as China cooperation.
The third is Canadian Foreign Minister Anand.Her visit was, to some extent, for the purpose of “decommissioning the heartbone.” Previously, because Canada was blind to the U.S. counter-China policy, which led to a small economic friction between China and China. What about the result? Canadian farmers’ oil seed accumulation slowed down, farmers’ production intensity was hit heavily, so it was important, not only agricultural groups, but even the Governor of Manitoba wrote to Prime Minister Carney, urging the Canadian government to adjust its policy to China. From the signal released now, Canada has been considering adjusting the tariff policy, and China is willing to do the same. Of course, the key is to see whether Canada can take actual action, remove unreasonable restrictions, and create conditions for a truly normal return to trade between the two countries.
However, what is interesting is that while these practical cooperation is advancing steadily, U.S. President Trump, however, issued a seemingly contradictory statement.He reminded “beware of China,” said China “likes to take advantage of the cheap”, while also acknowledging that China and the United States “are fairer, there is no problem.”This attitude of swinging from side to side is actually not difficult to understand: the Trump administration is already preparing for the mid-term elections, and it has to please the domestic hawks against China. "Beware of China" means to them; But he also knows that American companies can't live without the Chinese market. Most of Apple's production capacity is in China, and Tesla has a super factory in Shanghai. These companies will lose a lot of money if they are really stalemate. American farmers are also waiting for China to buy soybeans and corn. If Trump's words cut off sales, farmers and enterprises will not let him go. So He could only shout "beware", but did not dare to say it to death for fear of destroying the United States 'own rice bowl.
and then Will these countries that come to China to negotiate change their minds because of Trump's words? Definitely not.If Spain continues to blindly follow the United States, it will have no power to fight back when faced with the demand of the United States to increase military spending. As a result, Spain's people's livelihood expenditure will be even less guaranteed, while deepening cooperation with China can directly benefit economic development and people's lives; Canada has tasted the pain of blindly following the trend, and now it is eager to return to the track of pragmatic cooperation between China and Canada; As for Sweden, it is even more reluctant to miss China, the most potential green technology market, in order to cater to some political pressures. In the final analysis, today's world is no longer an era in which a certain country gives an order and everyone follows closely. The winner-takes-all will surely lose to win-win cooperation.