preface
As we all know, in recent years, in order to suppress China, the United States has more than once launched sanctions against Chinese companies on trumped-up charges, such as ZTE and Huawei.
But this time, the United States did not lie about sanctioning China's "three jumpers", because the "three jumpers" really threatened United States's "national security."
It's just that the way of threatening is beyond everyone's imagination.
Sanctions against China's "three jumpers"
On July 12, the Ministry of Commerce issued a rather bizarre announcement that the United States Department of Commerce had conducted a double-reverse investigation into "low-speed manned vehicles" produced in China.
The so-called "low-speed manned vehicle" is actually a domestic three-wheeled electric vehicle that can be seen everywhere in the vast countryside, commonly known as "three jumpers".
Source: China Trade Remedy Information Network July 12, 2024 Report on "United States Launches Double Anti-Dumping Investigation on Low-speed Manned Vehicles".
As soon as the news came out, netizens were shocked.
It should be known that according to tradition, United States' trade sanctions against China are generally focused on high value-added industries, such as Huawei's communication services and DJI's drones.
No one could have imagined that the United States would attack the "three jumpers" with no scientific and technological content.
What makes netizens even more nervous is the reason and strength of United States sanctions.
According to information on the Internet, the reason why the United States conducted a double-dumping investigation on the three jumpers is because the United States Personal Transportation Manufacturers Alliance has determined that China's "low-speed manned vehicles" pose a major threat to related industries and national security.
At the same time, the alliance asked the United States government to impose 100 percent tariffs on the "three jumpers" produced in China.
You know, the tariffs imposed by United States on China's electric vehicles are only 100%, and now the three jumpers are on an equal footing with new energy trams, which is not too magical.
In addition, this time, the United States has changed its previous administrative efficiency and demonstrated its ability to act as an old imperialist.
According to foreign media sources, the United States will make a preliminary ruling on China's three jumpers in early August and a final ruling by December.
You must know that in the past, it would take several years for United States to make a double anti-dumping ruling, but the treatment of China's three jumpers was surprisingly fast, which was quite impatient.
Could it be that China's three jumpers really pose a serious threat to United States' national security?
The three bunches threaten United States national security
In fact, in a sense, United States did not lie this time, and it did.
I believe many people know that the legendary story of the United States that bought a bag of screws for 90,000 US dollars, China's three jumpers and this matter are actually related to something.
We all know that the price of the three jumpers in China is about 3,000 yuan, and after being sold to the United States, due to tariffs and other issues, the price will soar to 5,000-12,000 US dollars, which is converted into about 30,000 to 80,000 yuan.
If this price was placed in China, the three-jumper manufacturer would have been scolded to the point of bankruptcy, but the United States people flocked to it.
It's not that United States are rich, it's because they've seen more expensive.
In 2022, United States Parcel Service (UPS) launched an electric tricycle, claiming to use this tricycle instead of some trucks to help everyone transport couriers.
In order to gain the trust of the people, UPS also specially invited New York City Councilor Eric to help him stand on the platform.
Eric was also very face-saving, and he excitedly shouted on the street: This is the future of New York Express.
So do you know the price of this electric tricycle?
Not $3,000, not $10,000, but $80,000 each.
What is even more difficult for the United States people to accept is that the $80,000 electric tricycle is nominally electric, but in fact it is only to help electric.
To put it simply, it still requires manpower to pedal three wheels, but it will be slightly brisker.
$80,000 is enough to buy a pretty good car in the United States, but buying a tricycle requires manpower, which is simply outrageous.
The explanation given by UPS is that the reason why this electric tricycle is so expensive is because the research and development expenses are too high, spending a full 750 million US dollars, equivalent to about 5.5 billion yuan.
You must know that China's most advanced Fuxing high-speed railway, the unit price of each car is only 2 billion yuan.
And the United States spent nearly 3 high-speed trains to develop an electric tricycle with no technical content.
It has to be said that the United States is really rich.
Of course, this money is not from UPS, but from the New York City government to subsidize companies in the name of environmental protection.
I believe that when you see this, you will understand.
The $750 million may not be used for research and development, but by some United States officials in their pockets.
In fact, the problem of corruption in United States has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and it is probably on a par with the Kuomintang in 1949.
Not only the government, but also the United States military has a more serious problem of corruption.
Just some time ago, the U.S. military launched a new vehicle, called the Enhanced Tactical Silent Trolley, which is specially designed to transport equipment and the wounded in an emergency.
At first glance, it doesn't seem to be very high, but in fact, there are similar trolleys with electric power in China, which are priced at about a few thousand yuan, and the United States one, the price of a single car is as high as 170,000 US dollars.
The reason why it is so expensive is the same as the previous UPS, the R&D expenses are too expensive, as high as 800 million US dollars.
I really can't understand that even if the performance is good, it is just a trolley, why can it spend $800 million on research and development?
In fact, I have the same doubts as the editor, as United States former President Trump.
As we all know, the US military spent more than $2 trillion in the twenty-year war in Afghanistan.
Trump felt that something was wrong, so he sent a team of auditors to Afghanistan to check the accounts, but unfortunately, the plane in which the auditors were traveling crashed and all the people on board were killed.
Trump did not believe in evil and sent a second team, only to have the plane crash again.
The department in charge of the investigation came to the conclusion that both crashes were accidents.
At this moment, Trump no longer dared to act rashly, and the audit was put on hold.
As a matter of fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the accountants of the two planes were murdered in order to cover up the serious corruption of the US military.
By United States the "story" of the government and the military, I believe everyone should understand the reason for United States sanctions against China.
That is, the three jumpers exposed the existence of serious corruption in United States.
You must know that China's reliable quality three bunges have crossed the ocean to United States, and the highest price is only 12,000 US dollars, while United States local garbage products dare to sell for 80,000 US dollars.
To say that there is no cat in it, the United States people themselves do not believe it.
There is such a line in the Ming Dynasty 1566: Some things are not on the scale, but they can't be beaten by a thousand catties.
In the past, although news of corruption among United States officials broke out from time to time, under the control of the United States media, it was never "weighed up."
But now that there are China's three jumpers as a contrast, and it looks like it is about to be "hung" on the scale hook, can the United States government not be in a hurry?
epilogue
In recent years, due to various reasons, the gap between the rich and the poor in United States has become wider and wider, the degree of social rift has become deeper and deeper, and the mood of the whole society has been extremely tense.
If at such a time, the United States government breaks out another big corruption scandal, it is really possible to blow up the entire United States in one fell swoop.
Of course, the three jumpers alone will not necessarily lead to such drastic consequences, but the United States government did not dare to gamble, so it launched a double anti-dumping investigation, vowing to drive China's three jumpers out of the United States market.
However, even if it is to drive away the Chinese three jumpers, it is meaningless, at most it is just to delay the time of the thunderstorm.
If the United States Government does not solve serious social problems, United States society will always be a barrel of explosives that will explode at any time.