Trump personally expressed concessions, why will the United States suddenly take the initiative to subdue softness? Chinese general Li Zhen Steel again came out of the mountain, and the United States saw what China meant?
The international community is looking closely at Kuala Lumpur. Because just these two days, the global eye-catching Sino-U.S. economic and trade talks are being held here. The two sides spent five and a half hours on the 25th, talked about the first, and the reviews given were also positive, and the next day was scheduled. It shows that both sides want to strike while the iron is hot and discuss key issues thoroughly. They really want to solve the problem rather than quarrel.
Li Chenggang, Vice Minister of Commerce, led the Chinese negotiating delegation this time. This is very worthy of attention, because 58-year-old Minister Li is in command again, which not only effectively counters the previous rumor that "China changed its generals because of American pressure", but also sends a signal to the United States. China has its own strategic determination on who it uses and what it talks about, and it does not need to look at the face of you and the United States.However, the negotiating table has never been a personal show, and behind Mr. Li, there is a multi-level, professional core team to ensure that China's appeals can clearly and effectively reach the U.S. decision-making layer, improving negotiation efficiency.
Interestingly, Trump had already given up before the negotiations began. "China must make concessions, and I guess we will too", and bluntly pointed out that "the high 157% tariff imposed by the United States on China is unsustainable".Compared with the previous tough stance of the United States that only wanted China to make concessions, this has obviously softened. This is almost equal to a public admission that to solve the problem, "China and the United States need to take a step back".
So, What made the US move loose?Behind this is actually the real pressure of the United States. At present, the domestic inflation problem in the United States is still thorny, the common people feel deeply about prices, and the manufacturing industry is in urgent need of recovery. Especially rare earths, as an indispensable key to new energy vehicles, electronic products and other industries, the United States relies heavily on the outside world, and finding alternative sources cannot be achieved overnight. Trump knows very well that if the negotiations in Kuala Lumpur break down, it may directly affect the subsequent meeting of heads of state and lead to a stalemate, so the domestic economic pressure and basic problems will make him more headaches. Therefore, Trump chose to be pragmatic and let go. In fact, not only Trump, but also U.S. Treasury Secretary Bescent and others have recently released signals similar to "do not want to decouple or escalate the situation." This It shows that the Trump administration has coordinated and intends to adopt a more pragmatic strategy to address the negotiations.
This negotiation is also critical to the lives of ordinary people. If the high tariffs in the United States are reduced, our foreign trade companies will receive more orders and the job market will be more stable; while China's reasonable imports of agricultural products and other aspects, the prices of domestic soybean oil, soybean products and other related commodities may also be more stable to avoid major ups and downs in the market. Of course, we must be soberly aware that the United States has a history of reneging on its words in the past. Therefore, this negotiation must not only achieve concrete results, but more importantly, establish a solid communication and guarantee mechanism to ensure that the consensus reached can truly take root. We must no longer allow the other party to change its mind.
Now, the second negotiation has begun, after all, China and the United States as the world's two largest economies, both profit and struggle are wounded. Trump's "each step back" has created a more relaxed atmosphere for negotiations, and then, in terms of whether the two sides can maintain the "constructive" negotiation momentum, with tangible results, paving the way for the APEC summit, ultimately bringing benefits to the economic development of the two countries and the lives of each of us.