Donald Trump opens up to “tailor -made” negotiations on duties with “almost 70 countries” in the queue to speak, starting from South Korea And Japan. A move that revives the Bags from all over the world, although the rates they will remain in force during negotiations, as has warned the White house. But the fears are looming for the head -on collision with Beijingwhich rejects the “bullying»Economic of USAattacks the vice president JD Vance And he replies blow for blow.
«The China He wants to make an agreement, but he does not know how to start. We are waiting for their call. It will happen! »He wrote on Truth The tycoonwhich triggered the 50% more duties al Dragon as he had threatened to do if Beijing had not revoked his Returning measures in the first round of US rates of 34% (an answer that the secretary of the US Treasury Scott Bessent defined “a big mistake”).
THE’tighteningwhich will increase the rates towards some Chinese products up to 104%will start from April 9thwhen the Additional duties for all other countries in the world.
But Beijing promises battle. The Ministry of Commerce He warned that the China it will never accept “the blackmail nature” of American duties And consider the latest threats “one mistake after another”. «If United States they will continue on their way, then Beijing He will fight to the end, “he warned. Then came the first hard direct attack by the leadership mandarin: «It is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism And economic arrogance», Accused the Chinese Premier Li Qiangthat in a phone call with the president of the EU Council Ursula von der leyen also ensured that Beijing has “of sufficient Reserve policy tools To completely protect against adverse external influences ».
The Chinese financial Authoritythe managers of state funds and the companies connected to the state they have already begun to support the share markets of the country, while the authority they let it weaken it yuan To make theexport. In short, Beijing He does not want to appear weak and bend to the number one opponent, with whom the challenge for global leadership in the next decades. So much to attack heavily too Vance for saying that “we borrow money from Chinese peasants To buy the things they produce ». A reference to the fact that Beijing holds a large amount of US Treasury titleswhich are a form of debtand the question Chinese of these titles helps to keep the American interest ratesallowing the United States to indebted to more favorable rates. «It is surprising and sad to hear words like this ignorant And rude from this vice -president, “commented the spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Difficult but not impossible also appears the game with theEUThat Trump has accused of “fooling” the commercially USA While Washington pay for their defense. As well Brussels Prepare i counterbut at the same time wants a negotiation and advance proposalsalthough so far they do not seem enough and the tycoon asks that theEurope you buy more American energy To rebalance the deficit.
Instead promise the first well negotiating contacts with Israel, Japan And South Korea. Trump he slammed up Truth “the excellent phone call” with the President of Interim by Seoul and the “probability of a great agreement For both countries “after talking to him” of their enormous and unsustainable surplusOf rates, naval shipbuildinglarge scale purchase of US GNLthe joint venture in a oil pipeline in Alaska and the payment for our military protection». Their negotiating team It is already in flight.
It remains to be understood what the real goal of Trumpwhy any agreements they will not generate jetties (to be used for the promised tax cut) nor will they encourage the desired reindustrialisation of the country by encouraging the foreign companies to produce in USA.