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八点最热报 | 昨天美国贸易代表格里尔在外交关系委员会上宣布，美国政府即将发布《联邦公报》通知，针对价值300亿美元的中国“非战略性商品”，公开向大众征询降税意见。这场关税战，特朗普还打得下去吗？这是美国向现实低头，开始认怂了吗？（主播：萧慧敏）
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00:04US President Trump travels to Beijing to hold summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
00:08After the meeting, they made a high-profile public statement.
00:09The United States and China reached a number of encouraging trade agreements.
00:13This includes an agreement in principle between the two sides on a $30 billion goods deal.
00:18Discussing a framework for reciprocal tax reductions
00:20And yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Greer announced...
00:23The U.S. government is about to issue the Federal Register.
00:26Public consultation is being held on which Chinese goods are suitable for tariff reduction.
00:31It was even revealed that the US-China Trade Commission would be formally established soon.
00:34meeting
00:35Compared to the previous tariff war against China
00:38However, they couldn't make China kneel down and were instead countered by China.
00:41This sudden crack in the tariff code seemed to have been done quietly.
00:45But there's a deeper meaning behind it.
00:47The so-called public consultation sounds democratic, transparent, and procedurally sound.
00:51But in the context of a trade war
00:54It's more like a reality adjustment.
00:56That is, the United States began to reassess
00:59The high tariff barriers that were initially erected
01:01Did it not work?
01:03It even started to backfire on itself.
01:05When even imposing tariffs on China requires listening to public opinion.
01:08When American companies and ordinary people have the final say
01:11Can Trump continue this tariff war?
01:14Is this the US bowing to reality or admitting defeat?
01:18That was a year ago.
01:20At the height of the US-China tariff war
01:22China has ordered airlines to halt all Boeing aircraft deliveries.
01:28And it has suspended the purchase of US aviation-related equipment and parts.
01:32The tariffs set by the two countries at that time
01:33They reached as high as 145% and 125% respectively.
01:37The supply chain has almost come to a standstill.
01:39But now the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has just confirmed...
01:43Will purchase 200 Boeing aircraft
01:45And it seeks to extend the US-China trade truce agreement that expires in November of this year.
01:51Boeing, a key piece that Beijing once used as a bargaining chip in its countermeasures.
01:55son
01:56It was transformed into the top item on Trump's summit to-do list.
02:00loot
02:01This is the true face of international political rights negotiations.
02:05This isn't about who beat whom.
02:06Rather, it was after both China and the US had identified each other's vulnerabilities.
02:10They each found a way to back down.
02:13CNN's analysis points out
02:15Trump's Beijing summit this time was more about creating atmosphere.
02:18Rather than finalizing details
02:20The White House statement lacked specific details.
02:22It is far from being a major breakthrough.
02:24But the signals released by both leaders pointed in the same direction.
02:28Avoid turmoil
02:29Expanding cooperation
02:30To put bilateral competition on a more predictable track
02:34in other words
02:35The 200 Boeing aircraft purchased by China
02:37They didn't just buy airplanes.
02:40Rather, it's a political ticket that can de-escalate the trade war.
02:45200 aircraft
02:46$17 billion in agricultural products
02:48This carefully calculated number
02:50Enough for Trump to return home
02:52Declaring victory in front of the camera
02:54This also preserved China's initiative at the negotiating table.
02:58This is a classic example of transactional diplomacy.
03:01Neither side acknowledged any concessions.
03:04Both sides claimed victory.
03:07Two weeks ago
03:09US President Trump arrives in Beijing
03:11He later described it as
03:13After the best visit
03:15The tug-of-war between US and Chinese tariffs has revealed a new trend.
03:18Yesterday, U.S. Trade Representative Greer
03:20Announced at the Council on Foreign Relations
03:22The U.S. government is about to issue a notice in the Federal Register.
03:26Targeting $30 billion
03:28China's non-strategic commodities
03:29Public consultation on tax reduction
03:32This setting
03:33American companies and industry associations
03:35Even interest groups can participate in decision-making.
03:59Three hundred billion dollars sounds like a lot.
04:02However, considering the annual bilateral trade between the US and China, which exceeds $600 billion...
04:06In the architecture
04:07He was merely a testing ground.
04:09When asked
04:10After Trump met with Xi Jinping
04:12In addition to receiving an order for 200 Boeing aircraft, the United States
04:15In addition to the $17 billion in agricultural product purchases
04:19What other achievements have been made?
04:21Greer replied
04:22The United States was able to maintain tariffs on China.
04:24This is a fantastic achievement.
04:37This US-China Business Council mechanism
04:39The Trump administration viewed this as a consequence of the Xi-Trump meeting.
04:42The most substantial policy implementation
04:44Greer also admitted
04:45Previous attempts by the US government to demand that China change its economic structure have been ineffective.
04:50At the same time, it accepts the way the Chinese political system operates.
04:53The fact that nothing will change significantly
05:16From the past of applying strong pressure to today's management coexistence
05:20The United States' heavy tariff power over China
05:23It seems to have slowed down.
05:25Is this a pragmatic concession by the White House?
05:27Or is it a strategic calculation that must be made under realism?
05:31The answer may depend on what the trade commission can ultimately negotiate.
05:35And how much is China willing to deliver?
05:37Two giants are moving forward on the tariff wire.
05:40Each drew up its own territory
05:42But how long can this tight defense of interests last?
05:46No one can predict the second half of the great power rivalry.
05:52U.S. Trade Representative Greer admitted in an interview
05:54China's political structure and economic system are absolutely incapable of undergoing radical changes.
05:59Comprehensive reform
06:00So what the US can do next is to implement so-called trade management.
06:05managed trade
06:06However, this directly exposes the US's strategic softening towards China.
06:10From previously shouting for a complete change in China to taking a step back today.
06:14All I want is to manage trade relations with China.
06:17From an exorbitant tariff of 145% to the current situation where public opinion is at stake.
06:22Has the US begun to soften its economic fist against China?
06:27Is this a victory for Trump or a strategic retreat by the United States?
06:31To leave with a semblance of dignity, albeit barely.
06:34To put it bluntly, the United States has to admit that it cannot win this war.
06:38A structural war aimed at fundamentally transforming China
06:42Therefore, we can only face reality.
06:44The transformation seeks to maximize profits within the existing framework.
06:48This is the most stark and naked reality of the Sino-US rivalry.
06:54Towards
06:54The trade war has never been a zero-sum game where one side wins and the other loses.
06:58It's more like a constantly running power machine.
07:01No one can say for sure how it will ultimately end.
07:05But what is certain is that when Trump starts asking ordinary people...
07:09When can Chinese goods be subject to lower taxes?
07:12That tariff wall that the United States built back then
07:15Ultimately, he was crushed by reality.
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