Today, the most unexpected thing to the international community is not that China and the United States sat down in Busan again, but an hour before the talks, Trump himself thrown a word on social media: THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY! (G2 is coming soon!)"
As soon as this came out, the official White House account immediately followed and forwarded it, and the taste changed immediately.
you know The concept of "G2" was more mentioned by scholars in the past, meaning that China and the United States should work together to manage world affairs.。
However, on our side, we have always not followed this line. We are talking about multilateralism and playing with developing countries.
But now, the President of the United States has personally stepped up and used the term "G2 meeting" to define a meeting. This is not a casual statement.
What does this mean? This shows that the United States may really have no choice but to change its rhetoric to face a China that they must face up to.
We might open our heads and think about why Trump did this.
In fact, he knows clearly in his heart. This time, he wants more from us.
From the previous trade wars and technological wars, he wanted to cut our wool but failed to cut it. Instead, he was stuck with key materials such as rare earths and felt a little uncomfortable.
At this point, if there is still a shelf "from power position" then what else is to be said?
So, The word “G2” is now his best step.
When saying this, it seems to elevate China to an equal position with him, which seems to be sincere.
To put it bluntly, this is "asking for help with the attitude of asking for help". First, heat up the venue and set the atmosphere in place, and then the rest of the words can be said.
Moreover, you see the days before he ran to Japan and Korea, and that scene, simply, was a "father's contest", which was very good.
But here in China, the painting style changed suddenly. He knew in his heart that this is an opponent with the same size and strength as the United States, and the only country capable of changing the will of the United StatesNot paying attention!
Here is a key point to be made clear: The "G2" in Trump's mouth is not the same as the "G2" imagined by American elites in the past.
In the past, when they mentioned "joint governance between China and the United States," the subtext was that the United States should be the boss and China should be the second.To be honest, it is to make us a “colony” of the highest level, we are responsible for production, and they are responsible for printing and consuming.
But now, this abacus has completely failed. This "G2" was a head-to-head fight. It was a new pattern that the two sides were forced to form after they competed in tariff wars and technological wars to a certain extent and found that no one could do anything about anyone.
It is no longer unilaterally dominated by the United States, but a delicate balance in which "no one can dominate anyone else"Both sides hold a window period, seemingly toward dry, like our rare earth controls, his new tariffs, but once the eyes exchange, the pressure may be deliberately shifted in other directions.
As a result, China and the United States did not do much, and the South Korean shipbuilding industry next to them could not hold on first. Places such as TSMC, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands also began to feel uneasy.
This understanding king, this time in his unique way, broke the old office. In the past, some small countries were able to have both sides between China and the United States and bargain with the so-called "United front value". Now the pattern is clear, that is, China and the United States are playing games. There will be no market for these careful thoughts, and both sides will grasp their respective interests more tightly.
There are probably three places where Trump's voice of "G2" makes him feel scared and he can't sleep.
First and foremost are our neighbors Japan and South Korea.
They suddenly discovered that the core of the world order seemed to really have concentrated into the two big words "China-America".
In the past, they could still sway in the middle, but now the older brothers have to talk directly to set the tone, and the autonomy of these "younger brothers" is suddenly compressed.
This is a process that requires rapid adaptation. It is estimated that those allies of the United States will feel more uncomfortable, but there is no way. The general trend has been established. If they don't take the initiative to change, they can only wait to be changed by big powers.
The second is Europe, especially the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. They have always thought that they are still at the core of the table, but the current formulation of "G2" almost makes it clear that many global affairs in the future may be that China and the United States meet first to set the tone.
They have the risk of turning from a “player” to a “chessboard,” a sense of loss and anxiety that is enough to make the elites of London and Amsterdam sleepy.
In fact, the EU has been marginalized under the long-term bulking.
The third one is probably some elites in the United States. Getting them to openly admit that they must talk about things on an equal footing with China is simply more painful than scolding them.
But the reality is that Trump was forced to do so for practical benefit.It can be imagined how much shouting and opposition was behind him when he made the decision at the White House.
But he had no choice. The American financial market and domestic opposition made him unable to hold on.
Therefore, Trump shouted "G2", which appears to be an active assault, in fact, is a relentless move forced by the situation.
In his own way, he acknowledges a reality that the United States is reluctant to acknowledge: Leaving China for cooperation, the United States can do a lot of things.。
Of course, we also have to be awake.This is just a start, a preliminary test of trust, far from the time when it’s high.
There are still structural contradictions in the United States, and the repetitive and unconventional nature of the U.S. will not change.
What we need to do next is to maintain enough strategic determination and patience, He wants to talk, we want to be with him; he wants to torment, we want to be more enthusiastic in the end.
The future star sea, we have to step by step on our own footprint to break through. this world, really different.