Ironically, when Trump pulled President Nixon more than 50 years ago to "hold him accountable" in front of the camera of Fox Business News, the American president, who has always been "confident", showed a rare expression of deep helplessness.

From October 10 threatening to impose a 100% tariff on China, to October 17 changing the slogan to ¡°unsustainable,¡± Trump¡¯s tough gesture lasted only seven days.

Trump is still blaming China for the current impasse in China-U.S. trade talks, claiming it was caused by the recent introduction of rare-earth new rules by China.

According to the Observer Network on October 18, for tariffs, Trump considered the issue to be complicated, and then even accused former US President Nixon of being the "start-up fool" of all this.

Trump accused Nixon¡¯s visit to China of opening the door to China, now China is a very strong enemy of the United States, and China ¡°only respects power¡±.

In February 1972, Nixon's ice-breaking journey opened a new chapter in Sino-US relations. That historical moment, known as the "Week that Changed the World", has now become the "root cause of the problem" in Trump's words.

What's even more intriguing is that Trump himself praised the former president when he first met Nixon in 1989.

The history is more dramatic than this: The New York Times columnist Friedman suggested at the end of last year that Trump followed the "Nixon visit to China" to promote Sino-US reconciliation.

Unfortunately, this suggestion has not been adopted so far. Instead, Trump chose a completely different path and used extreme pressure to confront it.

Behind Trump's sharp change in position, China's export control on rare earths and other related items undoubtedly played a key role.

The combination of fist called by Western media as "causing the shake of the US-European policy circle" has precisely hit the soft rib of the U.S. high-tech industry.

The subtlety of the rare earth card is the timing. The day after Trump's tariff threat, China's Ministry of Commerce announced rare earth control measures. This almost immediate response not only shows China's determination to counter-measure, but also reflects its accurate grasp of the rhythm of the game.

More notably, U.S. Trade Representative Greer complained that China had "not informed in advance" of the new rare earth rules.

The financial market gave the truest reaction to this game. Trump's threat on October 10th caused the U.S. stock market to suffer "Black Friday", and the three major stock indexes collectively plunged, the biggest drop in the past six months.

Trump's retreat perfectly confirms the "TACO" model (Trump Always Chickens Out) circulating in Washington circles.

Trump first limits the pressure, then seeks the ladder, and finally pushes the responsibility to others, this route people have seen too many times.

But this time there¡¯s a new change: Trump has found a new ¡°pot-man,¡± the late President Nixon.

Trump blamed the current problem on diplomatic decisions made fifty years ago. This kind of time span is unique even in a place like Washington, where "talents are abundant."

In the face of the capriciousness of the United States, China's response has shown impressive consistency and consistency. The spokesman of China's Ministry of Commerce's statement is both firm and restrained: threatening high tariffs at every turn is not the right way to get along with China.

Trump said in an interview that China and the United States must reach a ¡°fair deal¡±, but the question is, what kind of agreement is fair? is it ¡°fair¡± according to the definition of zero-sum thinking, or is it fair based on mutual benefit and win-win?

It can be thought that if Trump continues to be obsessed, he will pay a bigger price.