Guancha.com reported that Trump, who will be inaugurated as the US president on January 20 next year, held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on December 16. At the press conference, he emphasized that cooperation between the United States and China is of vital importance, and even said that many global problems can be solved with the strength of the two countries.
There is only one month left before Trump's inauguration, and preparations for his inauguration are progressing in full swing. Against this backdrop, his remarks on easing relations with China will undoubtedly help create a more positive atmosphere for his inauguration ceremony.
In recent days, China and the United States have achieved cooperative dialogue results in many aspects. From December 15 to 16, the 7th China-US Financial Working Group Meeting was held in Nanjing. The meeting was chaired by officials at the vice finance minister level of the two countries, which played a positive and far-reaching role in stabilizing the financial situation of the two countries and even the world.
Also on December 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian announced that the (Sino-US Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement) had been successfully renewed. Representatives of the two countries successfully exchanged notes and signed the relevant protocol in Beijing on December 13, and the agreement was extended for 5 years from August 27 this year. As a cornerstone agreement for economic and technological exchanges between the two countries after the establishment of diplomatic relations, the (Sino-US Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement) has been renewed to inject certainty into the cooperation between the two sides in the economic and technological fields in the next few years. This also shows that even under the shadow of the trade war, there is still a bottom line for the collision between the two sides, and there is no lack of consensus in the process of confrontation. It can be seen that the so-called "decoupling" of the United States from China is mostly thunder and rain, and the slogans are loud, but the actual actions are greatly discounted.
The U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 is still under review, but some lawmakers have inserted a clause into it regarding the so-called "security threat" of Chinese garlic, with the intention of prohibiting the U.S. military from purchasing Chinese garlic. Although this clause is highly symbolic of encouraging "decoupling", its actual economic impact is minimal. Areas involving greater economic interests, such as cross-border e-commerce, are not included in the U.S. restriction list.
In addition, from January to November 2024, the scale of trade between China and the United States has not shrunk, but has increased compared with 2023. The total bilateral trade volume reached 4.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.2% over last year. If the share of Chinese manufacturing that is widely distributed in ASEAN countries, Mexico and other places entering the US market through indirect trade channels is taken into account, the trade ties between the two countries are actually closer, and economic coexistence has become a reality that cannot be ignored. And this current state of economic coexistence has further promoted the two countries to carry out political dialogue and risk control measures.
Both China and the United States have shown a positive attitude to strengthen dialogue and exchanges with trade as the bond. At the 2024 Annual Celebration Dinner of the China-U.S. Business Council, leaders of both China and the United States sent congratulatory letters to the event. The Chinese congratulatory letter clearly expressed the earnest hope for long-term peaceful coexistence between the two countries, demonstrating China's unwavering open attitude and position.
Against this background, Trump, who is about to succeed Biden as the White House, has proposed that China and the United States work together to solve various problems in the world. This certainly contains positive elements of cooperation and coexistence between the two countries, but we should not take it lightly and must be vigilant against the United States' strategic layout of using this to implement a paralysis strategy against China.
Russia is currently in a difficult situation under the pressure of NATO's eastward expansion, which is worth China's warning. In fact, the US proposal of China and the US to jointly build a "G2" pattern was not first proposed by Trump. As early as during the 2008 financial crisis, China's strong strength in the crisis caused the US government to be wary. At that time, the US side put forward the "G2" proposal, but China did not respond. The reason is obvious. The deep cooperative relationship established by China with a large number of non-Western countries such as Asia, Africa and Latin America is a solid foundation for resisting the invasion of Western forces. If you covet the false name of "G2" and follow the rules of the international order dominated by the United States, it is tantamount to destroying the Great Wall.
To this day, this pattern remains stable. The Belt and Road Initiative and the BRICS have become important frontiers for China to engage in strategic confrontation with the US-led Western order. The concept of a multipolar world is the core of China's efforts to build a global united front. China and the United States can fully engage in substantive cooperation at the global affairs level based on actual needs, but the premise is that they must guard against potential traps and evil intentions.
Ultimately, the foundation of China's global governance system is to represent the universal interests of the majority of developing countries in the world and originate from the united front of the vast majority of developing countries. We should welcome the pragmatic cooperation between China and the United States, but we must adhere to the principle of "pragmatism" to ensure that the cooperation is truly in the long-term interests of both sides and the world.
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