Countervailing measures are aimed to calibrate the prices of imported goods to a fair level of competition, rather than blocking imports from entering China. U.S. companies should be confident that they will never be prevented from exporting goods to China at reasonable prices based on fair play.
China’s U.S. policy has always maintained a high degree of stability and continuity. China is willing to build a China-U.S. relationship based on coordination, cooperation, and stability without conflict or confrontation, featuring mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
The latest trade phone call between China and the US followed a month of small but significant cooperation between the two sides after months of increased tensions. But will it be help facilitate progress in other areas in their relationship, or will they simply return to form?
There is no reason in an integrated global trade environment to decouple. The nature of this decoupling process mirrors another era in the past century, leading us into another cold war with the dangerous potential to become hot.
Taken together, these developments indicate that China has provided an official, public assessment that acknowledges American Cold War intentions but disagrees with them, and prepares for the worst but hopes to avoid it.
Scapegoating China is a risky strategy for President Trump in converting undecided voters.
If they go through with a planned all-encompassing ban on Western companies interfacing with Chinese technology and apps, then the result would be to expand Huawei’s and Xiaomi’s market share.
The U.S. should recognize the reality that in today’s world, neither China nor it can defeat, replace or change each other. The only thing they should do is to seriously consider how to get along with each other in peace.
The next few months will be the time when China and the U.S. prepare to restart their relations from a new standpoint following the November elections. China will need to prepare its policies and make them clear.
Legal experts say that banning TikTok and WeChat would be “unconstitutional” as it would threaten Americans First Amendment rights.
Trump’s actions may generate short-term gains, but in the long run, such moves will have a detrimental impact on business confidence.
For American consumers, the lack of competition will ultimately leave them with poorer and more expensive services.
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