[Epoch Times, May 8, 2022](The Epoch Times reporters Luo Ya and Cheng Jing interviewed and reported) Recently, Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, was interviewed by Forbes, saying that the United States had imposed tariffs on China and prepared for its own losses. ? This comes at a time when U.S. inflation is severe and the Biden administration is evaluating whether to extend tariffs. Analysts believe that Qin Gang set fire to influence Biden’s decision-making; but the United States recently pushed the Axis Act, showing that it clearly sees the threat of the CCP. The Xinhua News Agency issued a document filtering Qin Gang’s speech.
Qin Gang was interviewed by US media, Xinhua News Agency deleted the topic of “negative views of Americans”
Xinhua News Agency recently reported that the US “Forbes” magazine website published an exclusive interview report on the Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang on the 5th. During the interview, Qin Gang mainly answered questions on Sino-US economic and trade relations, bilateral economic and trade agreements, corporate investment, and business environment.
According to the “Forbes” website, at the beginning, the Pew Research Center released a poll last Thursday (28th), saying that 82% of Americans hold an unfavorable view of China, a record high and an increase from a year ago up 6 percentage points. Qin Gang replied that the survey “failed to give people the full picture of Sino-US relations” and that “it was not objective”.
This major section was deleted by Xinhua News Agency in its entirety. Current affairs commentator Wang He said that it is the practice of the CCP media to delete “80% of Americans’ negative views on China.” The CCP is deceiving the Chinese, and at the same time inciting the Chinese, and then using this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the United States.
Therefore, Wang He believes that promoting freedom of the press and speech in China is of special significance to the United States. This is not only a human rights issue in China, but also a necessary condition for the healthy development of Sino-US relations. The United States needs to do more in this regard.
Qin Gang pointed out that the US is preparing for losses by increasing tariffs on China?Analysis: Ignition at a critical moment
In this exclusive interview, Qin Gang specifically mentioned that China and the United States do have differences, but “tariffs and trade wars should not be our options” and called on the United States to cancel the additional tariffs as soon as possible, while singing a high-profile, “We are natural partners. , because our economies are highly complementary,” but also threatened, “If the U.S. wants to continue, I don’t know if it is prepared to suffer more losses.”
When talking about the first phase of the Sino-US economic and trade agreement, Qin Gang also emphasized that China has always kept its promises.
Xie Tian, a professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina in the United States, said that in fact, the CCP has not kept its promises. For example, the first phase of the US-China trade agreement, the CCP has only achieved 50-60%. Most of the food that was realized was purchased in the last year of former President Trump; during the first year of Biden, there was almost no purchase.
Trump’s punitive tariffs on Chinese imports will expire in July this year. As the United States faces severe inflation, the Biden administration is evaluating whether to extend the tariff measures. The White House has launched the statutory process for reviewing China’s tariffs.
But there is disagreement within the United States. The Wall Street Journal quoted sources as saying that officials led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are in favor of easing tariffs on China, but Trade Representative Dai Qi and others advocate continued efforts Reshape China’s economic behavior, reluctant to give up tariff chips.
Wang He believes that this is a momentous moment for the Biden administration to adjust its China policy. At present, the U.S. inflation rate has reached a new high in recent decades, and there are differences within the Biden administration on how to reduce consumer costs and inflation.
“Qin Gang and the CCP took advantage of this critical moment to step up and set fire to influence the Biden administration’s decision-making. The relevant actions are constant, many of which are under the table.” Wang He said.
The US pushes the Axis bill to alert the CCP’s two-sided approach
In February of this year, Russia invaded Ukraine, and the CCP’s ambiguous attitude aroused the alarm of the United States and the West.
Recently, the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee reviewed the Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act, which was overwhelmingly passed with 394 votes in favor and 3 against.
“The alliance between the Chinese Communist Party and the Russian Kremlin is the new ‘axis of evil’ that threatens the United States and the rules-based international order,” said Congressman Barr, who introduced the bill. “It is now the United States to confront this new axis of evil head on. It’s time.”
In this regard, Taiwan financial expert Wu Jialong believes that the introduction of the “Axis Law” by the United States shows that the financial sanctions (freezing of overseas assets) against the top officials of the CCP are working. The U.S. directly named Xi in the name of the bill, which was very targeted. This immediately had three effects: 1) the U.S. would no longer save face for Xi; 2) the U.S. was sending a signal to the anti-Xi forces within the CCP; 3) within the CCP All factions have found out that since the United States dares to impose sanctions on Xi, what else is there to dare against other factions? Everyone is in danger.
Analysis: As soon as U.S.-China relations screw up China’s economy, it stalls
Wu Jialong believes that the Xi authorities have several major problems that cannot be explained. First, it is to clear the situation in response to the epidemic and conduct nucleic acid testing for all staff, which is neither scientific nor humane, and has aroused public resentment.
Second, it is a misjudgment of the overall economic situation. The economic situation is already in a serious downward trend, but the platform economy is still arbitrarily suppressed, industrial regulation is carried out, common prosperity, the enthusiasm of private entrepreneurs is hurt, and people are forced to take money and leave. How can this be done? Is there private investment? Furthermore, and the most important point, the so-called “rising in the east and falling in the west” is a typical example of feeling good about oneself, repeatedly colliding with the United States, and finally screwing up Sino-US relations.
He said that as soon as U.S.-China relations are screwed up, the Chinese economy stalls. Now they are allied with Russia and the United States, which is simply asking for hardships. The Americans have more means, and Beijing still thinks it can challenge the United States.
Responsible editor: Li Ling#