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Preface
With the passage of the 301 tariff law, the U.S. crackdown on Chinese tariffs is about to begin.
However, at the critical moment when China and the United States were about to start a tariff war, the United States actually took the initiative to seek cooperation from China!
In response to the US practice of "saying one thing and doing another", China has also drawn a red line for the US side.
After seeing this red line drawn by the Chinese side, many netizens shouted, what a domineering!
The upcoming tariff war between China and the United States
The United States is now becoming more and more adept, and while suppressing tariffs on China, it is also actively seeking cooperation from China.
As early as when U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited China, the U.S. tried to suppress China with the "theory of overcapacity."
Recently, the U.S. crackdown on China has begun to be initially implemented, and with the results of the review of the new generation of Section 301 tariffs in the United States, the U.S. tariff suppression of China has also begun.
On May 14, the United States announced that they would further increase tariffs on new energy industry goods, steel and aluminum, port cranes and other goods imported from China on the basis of the original Section 301 tariffs on China.
Xinhua News Agency, May 14, 2024 "Resolutely Oppose and Solemnly Negotiate Solemnly! The Ministry of Commerce responds to the United States raising Section 301 tariffs on some Chinese products》
The United States wants to use tariffs to suppress China's "overcapacity" and curb China's impact on the American market at the root cause.
The Section 301 tariff of the United States was recognized by the World Trade Organization as a violation of WTO rules as early as the previous US administration, and it will seriously affect the normal economic and trade exchanges between China and the United States.
However, instead of correcting its own erroneous practices, the United States has abused the so-called review procedure to further increase tariffs and politicize economic and trade issues between China and the United States.
The Chinese side has been urging the United States to earnestly abide by the rules of the WTO, cancel all the tariffs imposed on China, let alone increase them.
On May 11, 2024, "The United States wants to raise taxes on China's "key strategy" industries! Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Urge the US to cancel all additional tariffs on China
However, instead of correcting its own methods, the United States continued to go on its wrong path after that.
In the name of safeguarding national security and foreign policy interests, the United States has blacklisted 37 Chinese entities in the blacklist of trade sanctions, and labeled 22 of them as "acquiring or trying to obtain original U.S. products for the development of quantum technology capabilities".
In response to this US practice, the Chinese side urges the US side to immediately stop its erroneous practice, and says that it will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
However, the United States still does not seem to pay attention to China's voice, and continues to provoke disputes between China and the United States.
Surprisingly, at this time, the United States took the initiative to invite China to the United States to discuss cooperation between the two countries.
"Working together"
On May 8 and 9, representatives from China and the United States convened a special meeting of the U.S.-China Task Force on Enhanced Climate Action in the 2020s in Washington, D.C.
The meeting included in-depth discussions on areas that affect the climate, such as the energy transition and methane, and a review of the meeting between the two heads of state in San Francisco, like two old friends looking back on their time together.
China Energy News, May 12, 2024, "China-US Commitments: Launching Cooperation"
However, the meeting was not a "casual conversation", and the two sides cooperated on multilateral issues related to the success of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).
Both sides shared their experiences and challenges in addressing climate policies and actions, and wanted to jointly address the climate crisis and impacts.
The two sides agreed to hold a second "Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Summit" during COP29 in the near future, and expressed their expectations for the U.S.-China local climate action event to be held in Berkeley, California.
Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Meeting of the Sino-US Working Group on Strengthening Climate Action in the 20s of the 21st Century
The U.S. State Department has pledged to promote bilateral cooperation and support capabilities in deploying technologies to reduce emissions, and the two sides have agreed to hold talks in Azerbaijan this year to work toward reducing methane emissions.
The contradiction between the United States and China in its tariff crackdown on China and its cooperation with China on the other hand to address the global climate change problem is undoubtedly bad for climate cooperation between China and the United States.
A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that instead of digging holes while building roads, it is necessary to create favorable conditions for China-US cooperation on climate change and global green transformation.
China Youth Daily, May 13, 2024, "China on China-US Cooperation on Climate Change: The US Should Not Build Roads and Dig Holes" at the Same Time
His words can be said to be very clear, and he has clearly told the United States that if it wants to cooperate with China to deal with the problem of climate change, it must show its sincerity and not engage in the kind of self-contradictory things that say one thing and do another, otherwise the cooperation between China and the United States is likely to be shattered.
This also reflects the delicate but relatively stable state in which China and the United States are currently in a delicate but relatively stable state, and if one side provokes the dissatisfaction of the other, it is very likely to cause a breakdown of relations.
Just yesterday, the United States and China held the first meeting of the U.S.-China Intergovernmental Dialogue on AI, where they exchanged their concerns and global governance, but the United States said it would not seek a joint statement or cooperation with China on AI research.
Global Times, May 14, 2024 "China and the United States Held the First Meeting of the AI Intergovernmental Dialogue Today"
The two sides had a heated discussion on this new topic, and both sides took different attitudes.
China said that such statements by the United States have made it difficult to achieve substantial improvements in the situation of strategic competition, but China still wants to cooperate with other countries around the world, including the United States, in the field of AI.
However, through this AI exchange, the Chinese side is bound to reaffirm China's cooperative attitude.
Until now, the United States has been implementing the self-restraint of technological protectionism, and it is difficult to lay the foundation for cooperation between the two sides because it cannot be honest with its partners to understand itself.
From a factual point of view, it is important for the United States and China to cooperate, because cooperation between China and the United States will not only affect the future of both countries, but also affect other countries to a certain extent, so it is incumbent upon both sides to have a frank dialogue.
I wonder if the United States will be able to heed China's advice and show its sincerity to carry out friendly cooperation with China, given the current international situation, cooperation between China and the United States is very necessary, and it will not only bring the influence of "1+1=2" interests.
brief summary
Cooperation with China is far more beneficial than becoming an enemy with China, and win-win cooperation is a wise move.
The reason has been made clear, that is, I don't know how the United States should make this choice, and whether it can make the right choice?
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China Energy News, May 12, 2024, "China-US Commitments: Launching Cooperation"
China Youth Daily, May 13, 2024, "China on China-US Cooperation on Climate Change: The US Should Not Build Roads and Dig Holes" at the Same Time
Global Times, May 14, 2024 "China and the United States Held the First Meeting of the AI Intergovernmental Dialogue Today"
On May 11, 2024, "The United States wants to raise taxes on China's "key strategy" industries! Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Urge the US to cancel all additional tariffs on China
Xinhua News Agency, May 14, 2024 "Resolutely Oppose and Solemnly Negotiate Solemnly! The Ministry of Commerce responds to the United States raising Section 301 tariffs on some Chinese products》
Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Meeting of the Sino-US Working Group on Strengthening Climate Action in the 20s of the 21st Century
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