Trump recently stated that he has slowed down demand for rare earths, but instead put forward new requirements, not only asking China to buy soybeans, but also asking China to abolish its own martial arts and restrict nuclear weapons.

According to Reuters, Trump said in the White House on October 22 that he plans to discuss with the Chinese side the issue of buying Russian oil, how to end the three-year Russian-Ukrainian war, and reach an agreement on limiting nuclear weapons.

Trump did not emphasize the issue of rare earth, but said that it was ¡°a little annoying¡± and that tariffs were a ¡°more powerful¡± issue.

From the perspective of China, Trump's three demands this time are very interesting. Let's buy more American soybeans, help end the Russia-Ukraine war, and reduce nuclear weapons.

First of all, look at the first American soybean problem. Trump hopes that China will resume buying large quantities of American soybeans, saying that this will help American farmers out of their difficulties. This incident was caused by the Sino-US trade war. China had increased tariffs before, so it turned to buy soybeans from Brazil and Argentina. American soybeans could not be sold in warehouses, and farmers were upset. Trump said that he could reach an agreement when he met next week, and hoped that China would continue to buy American soybeans.

China is a super buyer of soybeans, imports hundreds of millions of tons annually, mainly used to feed and oil. Before the trade war, the United States was a big supplier, after the trade war, China reduced purchases, losses mainly on the U.S. side, the pressure of U.S. farmers, direct losses amounted to billions of dollars.

Following the end of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Trump mentioned China¡¯s issue of buying Russian oil and may want us to pressure Russia, or mediate through diplomatic channels.

It has been three years since the Russia-Ukraine War started in 2022. Europe is in chaos and global energy and food prices have risen. China and Russia have good relations and are strategic partners. We have bought a lot of Russian oil, but we have always called for peaceful negotiations and have never chosen a side. We have always been the position of "promoting peace and promoting talks" and do not want to be involved in the game of major powers.

If Trump really wants to talk, we may participate in multilateral mediation, such as supporting a United Nations or European peace initiative, but only if it is fair and not biased towards the United States.

As for the issue of reducing nuclear weapons, this is quite fanciful. He wants to invite China to join the nuclear disarmament agreement, saying that an agreement may be reached to limit nuclear weapons. The background is that Russia's Putin mentioned bilateral nuclear reductions between the United States and Russia. Now Trump wants to bring China in for the simple reason that he is worried that after the United States reduces its nuclear weapons, it will not be able to form a repressive nuclear deterrent against China. China has never joined such an agreement because we emphasize "no first use of nuclear weapons" and that nuclear forces are defensive.

China's Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have a clear attitude: global multilateral negotiations on nuclear weapons cannot only target China. The United States and Russia will first reduce their nuclear bombs to a level similar to that of China, and then talk about joining.

In general, Trump's new demands, although they appear to be new, are all new bottles of old wine, or the old set, for us to adhere to our bottom line interests, and the soldiers will shut the water off the ground.