Trump's tariff blackmail against China, why is the symbolic meaning greater than the actual meaning?For the Sino-U.S. trade, Trump put forward three major demands on China, why are these demands very unreasonable?
Since China introduced new rules on rare earths, Trump has not stopped his actions towards China. He first launched tariff blackmail against China, threatening to impose 100% tariffs on China goods starting early next month. In the past two days, Trump made two new statements.
The first is that Trump announced to the world and elaborated on his position on China.Recently, Trump said that he did not want to destroy China by imposing tariffs on China. The Sino-US meeting at the end of the month will determine the direction of trade relations between the two countries. What can we see from Trump's statement? First, Trump’s tariff blackmail is actually more symbolic than practical.In the view of the American Western media, China's introduction of rare-earth new rules, in fact, is wanting to add code for the next Sino-U.S. meeting and negotiations, for Trump, since the Chinese side has begun to accumulate code, the United States must also act.
So, The tariff stick, Trump's conventional weapon, began to come in handyMoreover, the new tariffs imposed by Trump came into effect exactly at the time of the meeting between China and the United States. That is, if the two sides could reach a certain consensus, the new tariff policy of the United States against China is likely to be cancelled. After all, the tariff war between China and the United States continues to this day, and it is clear that the United States won or lost Trump himself. The United States really has no cards to playHere in China, rare earth is the real mark, China's position in the global supply chain of rare earth, determined that the United States, regardless of the use of any method, can not get rid of China's dependence on rare earth. In addition, China’s tariffs on the United States have already had a response.Therefore, from these two aspects, we can see that Trump is not only shouting to China, but also releasing a positive signal to China on the surface. In fact, he is compromising with China in disguise. I hope that the two sides can achieve results in the meeting at the end of the month and give themselves the step to cancel tariffs.
The second is that as long as China makes three major concessions, the United States will keep people under the knife.What are the three major concessions? First, China imports American soybeans; Second, China liberalizes rare earth exports; Third, fentanyl is banned in China. As long as China does what Trump asks, he will lower tariffs on China. It is obvious that Trump's request is very unreasonable. First of all, the import of American soybeans and the liberalization of rare earth control happened in the context of the Sino-US tariff war. Before the two sides reached a consensus on tariff negotiations, China imported American soybeans and released rare earth control. This is undoubtedly a compromise with the United States, and it is not in China's interest.Therefore, at present, China cannot meet these two requirements of Trump. Secondly, there is the issue of fentanyl, which is a cliche between China and the United States, and it is also a common tactic used by the United States to discredit China.
China has repeatedly stated on this issue. Fentanyl is a problem for the United States, not China. The responsibility lies with the United States itself.Trump has been speaking at Naphthanie, and obviously still wants to continue to uphold the tariffs imposed by this on China. Again, Trump’s proposed exchange code is lack of sincerity. What he said about reducing tariffs on China is actually the beginning of the new tariffs we mentioned. And this part is entirely the performance of Trump’s “vakuum branding” and now he is taking the new tariffs to trade with China, if China promises, In the future, Trump will do the same and continue to blackmail China with tariffs。
In addition, for China's other negotiation demands, Trump is not mentioned. In the case of only American interests, regardless of Chinese interests, Trump talks special, where China and the United States want to reach a consensus, I am afraid it will be difficult to aggravate. Both parties shall settle relevant issues through consultation on the basis of equality, respect and reciprocityThe Chinese side is very clear that when negotiations lack the six words equality, respect and reciprocity, the meaning of communication between China and the United States will inevitably be greatly reduced.
Next, China and the United States will not only meet at the end of the month, but also continue the fifth round of trade consultations. China's position has been very clear, and so is the heart of the United States. As for whether the United States will continue to pretend to be confused and play the trick of "making cards in the void" with China, or whether it will take a problem-solving attitude and actively negotiate with China to solve the problem, it depends on the specific performance of the United States. But one thing is certain: Trump wants to be cheap here in China, and there’s no chance.