Preliminary

The meeting in Busan, China and the United States, was originally destined to be a "struggle of the atmosphere". The United States early let the wind and grabbed the official proclamation, but the Chinese side did not officially respond until the evening of the previous day. Someone saw the gateway: who is more pressing, who is more passive. The defeat of the talks, in fact, was already known at the moment when the position was opened on the table.

The United States is rushing out, China is steady like a rock.

This meeting, the U.S. announced the schedule a few days in advance, even the topics were heated up by the media. For Trump, it was a political betting. Trade, technology, investment, agricultural products ¨C anyway can become the ¡°performing material¡± he boasted. The problem is, he too need a ¡°victory¡±. In the past few years, the U.S. once thought that by increasing taxes, pressure, restricting technology exports, can compel the Chinese side to make concessions. The outcome is unwilling, the tariff war battles the U.S. inflation, manufacturing industry escapes, and farmers complain.

On the other hand, China's attitude has always been surprisingly stable. Instead of creating public opinion in advance, I didn't pretend to be eager to reach an agreement, but calmly waited for the other party to talk. When the Chinese side officially announced the news, the time point was just stuck at the node of hot speculation in the American media, which not only stabilized the rhythm, but also showed control. This is no accident, but a gesture: whoever dominates the rhythm is the winner in the game.

CNN directly pointed out in its comments: No matter what the outcome is, this meeting is a victory for China. Because as long as the United States takes the initiative to come to the door for negotiations, it means that the old era is over. In the past, the United States could sanction whoever it wanted and talk about whoever it wanted, never bowing its head. Now we have to actively seek dialogue, which in itself is a change in the power structure.

The strategic goal has long been achieved: look up to the United States, not please it

This meeting is not for an agreement, but for establishing a new reality. What China wants has never been "concessions for peace", but to tell the world through practical actions: Between China and the United States, it is no longer the relationship of "who presses who".In the past, the United States relied on the three trump cards of finance, science and technology, and military to maintain its hegemony. But things are different now. China's more complete supply chain system, technological breakthroughs have emerged one after another, and the domestic market has grown steadily, all of which have made the old American routine invalid. Especially in key areas such as chips and rare earths, China's bargaining chips are harder than ever before.

Trump's tariff war, intended to break down China's industrial chain, forced enterprises to return to the United States. The result, on the contrary, was the American enterprises themselves were hurt most deeply. Now he has to go back to the negotiating table, which is not only a reflection of policy failure, but also a victory of China's strategic orientation. In the logic of the Chinese side, this meeting is only a part of a long-term game. The goal is not a short-term trade agreement, but to let the world see: any pressure on China must be based on equality.

The US media splashes cold water, and behind it is questioning US policy

Just when Trump was eager to create the atmosphere of ¡°historic meeting¡±, the US media did not give a face at all. CNN, Wall Street Journal and other mainstream media reports, used are the tone of ¡°reduction¡±. CNN believes that the United States initiative to start negotiations, so has acknowledged the failure of the hard policy in the past few years. The Wall Street Journal is more straightforward: Trump is returning to the ¡°contact route¡± from Clinton to Obama period.

This trend of public opinion actually exposes the anxiety within the United States. Trump thought he could use tariffs and sanctions to force China to make profits, but now he has been beaten in the face by economic reality. Inflation cannot be suppressed, export growth is weak, and business confidence is sluggish. The U.S. government has to look for new exports.

China has not been dragged into the rhythm, nor has it rushed to ¡°search for reconciliation¡±. On the contrary, it is the United States that wants to ease domestic pressure through negotiations. This scene has forced the U.S. media to admit ¨C the U.S. is on the guard in this round of fighting. More importantly, these media have begun to reflect: China has overcome the first round of shock, the next game, what cards can the U.S. play?

The result is no longer important, China wins in the pattern.

Judging from the information disclosed so far, there were not many substantive breakthroughs in this meeting. The two sides may have discussed some trade issues, and there may be some symbolic "positive statements", but this is not the point.

The focus is that the existence of the talks itself has explained everything.The US side finally realized that continuing to "hard top" will only hurt itself.The Chinese side does not need to shout slogans, nor do it need to show, as long as stable pace, stable development, can make the other party have to re-evaluate the reality of Sino-US relations.

The United States has used to defining the rules, and now must learn to formulate the rules together with others. The Chinese side, through a one-off battle, transforms the ¡°equal view¡± into reality, and turns the ¡°right of speech¡± into power. The greatest meaning of the talks is not about how many documents are signed, but to let the world see that the passive response to China has disappeared. Today¡¯s China, in the face of the United States, has enough backdrop.

This meeting was actually like a psychological warfare. Trump wants to use it as political capital, while China uses it to show stability and self-confidence. The final effect is just reversed. The more urgent the United States appears, the more stable China appears.

China-US relations enter a new phase: reciprocity, not confrontation

This meeting is not just "meeting and talking about things", but a landmark node. Sino-US relations are entering a new stage: reciprocal negotiations, rational games and realistic considerations. In the past, the era of "the United States sets rules and others follow them" has been eliminated by the times. The competition in the future will be more of a contest between system, technology and industrial chain. For China, the strategic goal has long been achieved-to let the United States go from "pressure" to "communication" and from "dominance" to "head-up". This is the most immediate victory.

Trump may want to continue with the political slogans, but he himself understands that no country will be allowed to give orders to the U.S. as a few years ago.Today, China¡¯s response is clear ¨C cooperation can, but must be based on mutual respect.There are no winners in a trade war, but history will always remember who calmed down first.

conclusion

The real meaning of this meeting is not about anything, but about ¡°who led the situation.¡± The U.S. is eager to pursue achievements, and China is stable like Thailand; the cold water of the U.S. media is not only about the wakefulness of Trump, but also about the correction of the long-term misjudgment of the U.S. against China. Sino-US relations in the new era are no longer about who suppresses who, but about who can be more stable, more reasonable and further.