Before the Sino-US-London negotiations started, the United States made a warning first. Will China's nuclear power plant equipment be cut off? It is not difficult to guess the purpose of the Trump administration. It turned out that it wanted to force China to hand over rare earths, but he made the wrong plan.
From the outbreak of a new round of trade war between China and the United States, the most important trade negotiations between the two countries are about to take place. U.S. President Trump said on social media on June 7 that China and the United States will hold trade talks in London on the 9th. U.S. officials attending the meeting include Treasury Secretary Becent, Trade Secretary Lutnik, and U.S. Trade Representative Greer. Trump did not provide any more details. But from such a list, we can feel the importance the United States attaches to this talk. The US Treasury Secretary, Commerce Secretary and Trade Representative actually affect US foreign trade to a certain extent, but the three are not affiliated with each other and can get together to meet with China, which shows that the Trump administration attaches great importance to it.
However, the US government is still the same. Before the important trade negotiations begin, Washington did not find a way to create a good atmosphere of dialogue, but instead took the lead in taking action against China, trying to suppress China first. British media Reuters quoted sources on the 6th as saying that the US Department of Commerce has issued a "suspension order" to US companies, requiring them to stop selling parts and equipment to Chinese nuclear power plants.
It must be admitted that if the Trump administration uses this trick, it will indeed have a significant impact on China's nuclear power industry. There are some famous nuclear equipment suppliers in the United States, such as Westinghouse Electric and Emerson. The former's technology is applied to more than 400 nuclear power plants around the world, while the latter provides many tools for the global nuclear industry.
It is not difficult to see that this latest ban by the Trump administration can be regarded as a threat to China. Not long ago, Trump publicly smeared China and violated the agreement. There were many news reports during the same period that some American companies had exhausted their rare earth stocks, so production was seriously affected. There is reason to believe that China's previous tightening of exports to key mineral resources such as rare earths has hurt a number of American companies. In fact, at the end of May, the Trump administration also blocked exports of key equipment such as aircraft engines to China, which looked like putting pressure on China, trying to force China to hand over rare earths to the United States by "bottlenecks" in the supply chain field.
But, this approach of the Trump administration will not only not help solve the problem, but will make the situation worse. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has long responded to the rare earth issue, pointing out that China's relevant export controls are in line with international practices, do not discriminate against, and do not target specific countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also emphasized that the United States has generalized the concept of national security, politicized and instrumented economic, trade and technological issues, and maliciously blocked and suppressed China. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs firmly opposes it, and China will resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests!
Translation of the statement of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs into plain language is that the United States will not force China to surrender, and it will only lead to China's fierce counterattack! From this point of view, the Trump administration's "predictive" to China before the London negotiations began is really a foolproof move, which may make Sino-US relations even more tense and prevent the two sides from reaching an agreement through negotiations. Now, the Trump administration must correct its concept and not always think about bullying others and forcing China to make concessions. China and the United States have too many differences in the trade field, and eventually they need to reach an agreement. The two sides must negotiate carefully on the basis of equality, take into account each other's demands, and cannot always put extreme pressure on them. It's not too late now. If the Trump administration can show sincerity on the 9th, China and the United States still have hope of resolving the trade conflict through negotiations. On the contrary, if the Trump administration is aggressive, the United States will definitely not get the results it wants.
