China gave US$ 200 billion in concessions? Don’t believe it, it’s a rumor.
Diplomacy is no small matter. Some seemingly casual details often reveal meaningful signals.
Just now, in the Oval Office, US President Trump met with Liu He, Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, the special envoy of the Supreme Leader. The meeting lasted 40 minutes. According to the subsequent release of Xinhua News Agency, Trump also emphasized to Liu He:I highly cherish the good working relationship and personal friendship with the Chairman of the Supreme Leader.
Trump, the chief correspondent of Twitter in the White House, also quickly posted relevant information on Twitter, saying that he had talked with Liu He about trade issues. In the photo, Trump with a red tie stood on the right and Liu He with a blue tie stood on the left. They shook hands and smiled.
Sino-US trade negotiations are still going on, but during the talks, Trump suddenly met Liu He at the White House, and the information conveyed should be quite rich, at least these three clear signals:
1. There have been subtle changes in the attitude of the United States.
The last time Liu He visited Washington, not long ago, US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin led a delegation to Beijing for consultations, but the top leaders of the two countries did not come forward to meet. But this time, Trump not only met with Liu He, but also smiled brilliantly.In addition to Mnuchin and other US ministers, accompanied by US Vice President Burns. The President and Vice President of the United States met with Liu He, a vice-national.It can also be seen that the US attaches great importance to the China delegation.
In addition, in the Xinhua News Agency report, the first thing Trump said to Liu He was,"It is very important for the United States and China to maintain good cooperative relations in the economic and trade field." Please note that this is "very important".Since it is very important, the United States should also be soberly aware that once it derails, it will shake the earth.
Second, China and the United States have differences, but both want to solve them properly.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Trump said to Liu He:"I hope that the economic teams of the two countries will work together to actively solve the problems existing in the economic and trade relations between the two sides."Liu Heze said:"China is willing to work with the United States to properly handle and solve economic and trade issues of mutual concern on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and ensure that economic and trade cooperation will continue to be the ballast stone and propeller of Sino-US relations."
There are indeed big differences between the two sides. What should we do? Please note that the Chinese word is "properly handled" and Trump’s word is "actively resolved". There are subtle differences in words, but their attitudes are basically the same. In other words, both sides believe that these differences should not be allowed to affect the relations between the two countries, which creates better conditions for the final success of the negotiations. Of course, China also has principles: on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
Third, there is huge space for future cooperation between China and the United States.
During the meeting, Trump also said this to Liu He:The United States and China should focus on strengthening trade and investment cooperation in the fields of energy and manufacturing, expanding agricultural products trade and market access, and strengthening cooperation in intellectual property protection to bring more practical benefits to the two peoples.
This should be the key cooperation area listed by the United States.These are all businesses, and China really may not suffer.It must be noted that in these areas, the United States has great advantages, and China’s appropriate increase in some imports is conducive to meeting people’s needs for a better life and is more conducive to the formation of a domestic competitive market. For example, energy is the blood of the economy, and China needs to import a lot of energy to develop; China needs blue sky, and natural gas is in short supply. In this regard, the United States can make more contributions. Of course, China’s energy exploitation technology should also catch up quickly.
In the previous article, bullpiano said,The trade war between China and the United States seems to be on the verge of exploding, but from the perspective of the ultimate win-win situation of harmony and wealth, it is just a fierce bargaining before larger-scale cooperation.
For the delegation of China, this is really a heavy responsibility. We must defend China’s legitimate rights and core interests, and we must defend the multilateral free trade system and global free trade.
Because in the process of consultation, there is no lack of wild speculations. Some western media also broadcast the so-called news that China made substantial concessions and accepted the US deficit reduction of $200 billion.
However, people familiar with the matter made it clear that this is false and purely misunderstood.
According to the interpretation of relevant people:
1. It is absolutely impossible for the Chinese team to negotiate under the conditions set by the US. This point has long been made public in the last round of Beijing consultations.
2. Some of China’s concerns, such as the ZTE incident, have been hinted by the relevant US parties in Twitter a few days ago; In addition, both sides have made progress in expanding the export of chips and high-tech products to China in the United States and relaxing energy exports to China. The final result of this transaction is worth looking forward to. Some people worry that China will make unilateral concessions, which is unnecessary.
3. The final result of the negotiations will come out after a while, and the so-called rumors of China’s concessions will be broken by then!
However, this is still a bitter battle.
According to informed sources,Just a few hours before Trump met with Liu He, the two sides still refused to give in to each other on the focus issue, and the negotiations were once deadlocked.Trump’s sudden meeting and the smiling handshake between the two sides undoubtedly put an end to the hard negotiation of this day.
Negotiations will continue and the game is still going on. Strive for the best results and prepare for the worst.Tomorrow is a crucial day!(Author Niu Qinqin)