In less than a month, representatives of the second batch of United States companies are about to visit China, and before that United States has already announced the postponement of the decision to impose tariffs on China, what is happening within the United States? Can Sino-US relations usher in a turning point?
In late July, a heavyweight group of United States executives visited China, and during high-level talks with mainland Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other high-level officials, these American executives expressed their hope to continue to do business with China and have confidence in continuing to cultivate China.
At that time, the delegation of American companies was led by Rui Sibo, chairman of the board of directors of the US-China Business Council, and represented companies such as Boeing, Goldman Sachs, and Starbucks.
In those few days, the US delegation visited Guangdong and Beijing. Their message is very clear, that is, they want to find out China's attitude towards the prospects of Sino-US cooperation.
Against the backdrop of the approaching United States election and the escalation of the struggle between the two parties, it is unknown how the next United States administration will choose to handle relations with China.
Therefore, on the one hand, these enterprises persuade those in power to remain calm at home and not to continue to impose tariffs and impose sanctions on China, and on the other hand, they send people to China in person to discuss business, hoping to come to China to get "peace of mind" before the "sky" changes in the United States political arena.
No, in less than half a month, another delegation of United States companies is coming to China. This news was revealed by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
White House
From July 27th to August 1st, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade led a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit United States, which was a return visit to China United States industry and commerce in late July. The director of the Liaison Department of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said that many American companies said that they will visit China in the near future or within the year, such as Maryland, which will lead a delegation of American companies to China, and everyone is full of expectations for economic and trade cooperation.
During the visit, some US companies said that the areas where the United States government continues to suppress China are actually the areas where US companies want to continue to cooperate with China. It is obvious that the United States business community is slapping the United States political circles in the face with practical actions, and the choice of the United States government is harmful to itself rather than beneficial.
It is worth mentioning that during the visit of the Chinese business delegation to the United States, United States announced the postponement of tariffs on China, including electric vehicles and their batteries, computer chips and medical products, involving about 18 billion US dollars, and the implementation of relevant tariffs will be delayed for two weeks.
The United States Trade Office said it had received 1,100 comments, which are still under review and expect to issue a final decision in August.
Although this measure was only postponed for two weeks and not canceled, it is enough to see from here that the differences between United States business and United States politics are obvious, and in order to suppress China and prevent China's rise, the United States government can do anything, whether it is sacrificing the interests of its own companies or using allies to block the way, they are all handy.
But United States companies want to come to the Chinese market to do business, and Chinese companies to discuss cooperation, China has things to sell, there is also a market to enter, now the world economy is slow, as the first economic power of the United States still can not avoid this problem, so those United States companies certainly do not want to miss this Chinese market.
The export ban on chips, electric vehicles, lithium batteries and other products issued by Biden during his term of office is cutting off the livelihood of United States companies, and it is natural to be resentful for a long time.
I think that the Biden administration also knows that things will be reversed, and these United States companies are in a hurry, and they may do more unimaginable things, so they will announce the postponement of tariffs on China, but in the final analysis, this is only a symptom rather than a cure, if the Biden administration really wants to solve the current problems faced by China and the United States and give United States companies a satisfactory answer, it should take practical actions.
Biden
This is not a matter of saying two good words or sending a few officials to China, but rather a real move to lift tariffs on China. Only in this way can Sino-US relations hopefully get back on track.
But as things stand, the chances are almost slim to none, whether Harris wins next and succeeds Biden or Trump returns to power.