According to Reuters, Trump declared after a call with China that China has agreed to allow rare earths and magnets to flow into the United States. He also revealed that the Chinese and US delegation will hold talks again next Monday, with the location set in London, that is, two days later, a new round of Sino-US negotiations is coming.
In addition, Trump also predicted that the talks would achieve positive results, which seemed very certain. and his senior trade adviser also immediately stated that the rare earth issue will be the main issue of China-US trade negotiations next week. It is obvious that the US side is coming for rare earths this time.
It is worth noting that Reuters quoted information from insiders on the same day and disclosed two things: First, the United States suspended the approval of licenses for China's export of nuclear power plants related products.
However, the US Department of Commerce revealed as early as last month that it is reviewing the export of strategically significant products in China. During this period, the issuance of some licenses has been suspended and additional licensing requirements have been added. Second, China has issued a temporary export license to rare earth suppliers of the three major American auto companies, but the specific approved quantity and category have not yet been disclosed.
It should be emphasized that this does not mean that China will relax the rare earth licensing procedures. China's control over rare earth exports is based on long-term considerations for resource protection and sustainable development.
In addition, China has long emphasized that China has always supported applications that meet the regulations and will approve them in accordance with the law to promote the facilitation of compliant trade and ensure that relevant trade activities are carried out in an orderly manner within the legal framework.
Before the second round of Sino-US negotiations began, Reuters deliberately released these two news, and its hype intentions were obvious. It is a high probability that it is building momentum through public opinion, making people think that China has begun to reconcile with the United States.
In addition, the US ambassador has recently openly uttered, advocating that Japan's military must be improved, and that the United States and Japan should vigorously promote the joint development and maintenance of defense equipment. This statement has ulterior motives. It is self-evident where the United States and Japan strengthen military linkages.
Recalling the previous China-US call, China had clearly put forward two requirements when speaking with Trump in Mandarin: the US should view the achievements made with an objective and fair attitude and effectively cancel the negative measures taken against China.
At the same time, the US should be cautious on the Taiwan issue, and the US is still trying to increase its bargaining chips at this moment, so China will also be with us to the end.
On the eve of the second round of Sino-US negotiations, Trump's "optimistic declaration" on social platforms also had the meaning of "opening champagne" in advance, and the rumors released by foreign media also wanted to turn the initiative in negotiations to the US side.
However, we have always adhered to the attitude of "listening to what you say, and observing what you do". Before, when China and Trump spoke in Mandarin, their words were all the same. While controlling the general direction, they also reminded the US that rare earths are not up to date.
The so-called "restarting the supply of rare earths to the United States" is currently just Trump's unilateral remarks. In the reports of Chinese official media, the rare earths are not mentioned at all.
In fact, the US trick of "saying one thing and doing another" is no longer new, and the reason why China agreed to Trump's call request is to give both sides another opportunity to communicate.
After all, China has always advocated resolving differences through consultation. If we really want to talk, we will open the door to talk. However, if we still want to confront each other, China will never give in. It is useless to talk about everything. The key is to take action.
It depends now on whether the US can seize this opportunity. If you start to be proud again and do not play according to the rules, Trump will probably only find that what he wants cannot be implemented in the end.
