Trump received the results of the negotiations between China and the United States in Kuala Lumpur while still on Air Force One. This is undoubtedly exciting good news for Trump, who has been obsessed with holding a China-US summit at the state level. What does this mean for China, the United States and the world?
According to Xinhua News Agency, Li Chenggang, international trade negotiator and deputy minister of China's Ministry of Commerce, said: China and the United States have conducted in-depth and frank exchanges and initially reached a consensus on issues such as fentanyl, reciprocal tariffs and 301 ship charges. The next step will each fulfill internal approval procedures.
At present, China and the United States have suspended a series of sanctions and countermeasures against each other, and in this context, made some initiatives to warm up economic and trade ties, such as opening up to agricultural products, etc. The result of the front line negotiations is absolutely beneficial for Trump, and also opened a good head for his East Asia trip.
When visiting the three Middle East Arab countries in May, Saudi Arabia signed a $142 billion arms deal and plans to invest $600 billion in the United States, Qatar signed a $96 billion Boeing aircraft purchase contract and invested at least $50 billion in the US market, while the UAE reached $200 billion with the United States and invested $14 trillion in the United States over the next decade.
After that, the trip to Europe was roughly the same, and this time he finally set his sights on East Asia. Besides the nearly trillion investment from Japan and South Korea, what else does Trump want?
First of all, it is the value that ASEAN countries can capture. The first stop of their trip to East Asia is to attend the ASEAN summit in Malaysia. Although Southeast Asian countries, unlike other developed countries, can spend large sums of dollars to directly invest in the US market, cheap labor and domestic mineral resources are the primary goals of Trump's trip.
The second is the first meeting between the US and China, originally the priority of the matter is in the first sequence, but because the outlook for the meeting is full of uncertainty, so in the eyes of the US, there is definitely no interest in the nineteen stable.
Finally, there are some political achievements, such as the security control between China and the United States, the nuclear solution after the US-DPRK meeting, etc., which contribute to the stability of American hegemony, and are also Trump's personal achievement projects, pushing him towards the process of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The result of the meeting in Kuala Lumpur undoubtedly made a good start for the trip to East Asia that has not yet been officially opened. However, there are still many obstacles and hidden dangers if Trump really wants to do glad came.
First, the Sino-U.S. strategic framework has not yet been defined, and many unresolved issues remain to be discussed at the Summit.
The positive news from China and the United States this time only focuses on the economic and trade fields, but it involves geopolitical issues, and there is no topic discussion on the table. Before his departure, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio specifically told the media that he would not give up his support for Taiwan Province because of Sino-U.S. negotiations, but this practice of "there is no silver here" shows some problems instead.
Secondly, the small action of the high market.
Trump in the special aircraft, has had a 10-minute conversation with the Japanese prime minister, although Trump's statement is uncommon, can be said routine business. In contrast to the Japanese-U.S. alliance is clearly stated as the most important issue of the current government, which is in the difference from the balance strategy of Sharpampoo, is also expressing itself to the will of Trump is from, whether on the US-Japan economic and trade agreement, or the cooperation in the field of security.
It can be worried that the far-right colour of the current Japanese government is intense, and the domestic crisis facing is also very severe, and it is hoped that there will be something to do with foreign marriages and contradictions.
Continuing the talks according to the current atmosphere, the Sino-US game is like entering a "truce period" with an uncertain period of time. Both sides need sufficient time to prepare their respective cards and resolve the contradictions that were highlighted in the last round of conflicts.
In terms of the character of Trump, the "stand-up period" will not last too long, and the time left for us to prepare is not necessarily enough, not only to do so, but also to strike in advance at the appropriate time, and prevent people. In fact, from this game, the US side abuses "transparent sanctions" after the Chinese side has intensified the punch, completely embarrassed the other party, although Trump cries against the counter-conflict, but to this day is only staying on the mouth, and has not landed in action.
As long as it is a hand that the United States is not prepared for, then playing this card will result in "injuring eight hundred enemies and losing two thousand oneself". Therefore, when avoiding damage to its own interests, it is necessary to actively contact the United States, so that the United States can throw a rat's weapon and look ahead and backward. The fact that China and the United States cannot achieve "decoupling and breaking links" must be clearly recognized by the U.S. government and elites. They must also be aware of the risks and consequences of the Sino-U.S. game, and that China and the United States can completely coexist in the world.