Don't have the courage to fight a tariff war with China, Trump encouraged the EU to fire the "first shot" on China first

Not the courage to fight a tariff war with China, Trump encouraged the EU to fire the "first shot" and try adding 100% tariffs to China first

There has been a rumor in the West recently that Trump wants to use the EU as a gun against China. According to people familiar with the matter, this is true. Not only that, Trump asked the EU to impose 100% tariffs on China.

[Trump hopes that the EU can deal with China together]

It is reported that the occasion when Trump made this request was a meeting in Washington recently by senior U.S. and EU officials. What they talk about is how to increase the economic cost that Russia needs to pay.

After demanding the EU to take action against China, the US further stated that the United States has "made preparations", but they will only take action only if Europe and the United States "fight side by side".

The Trump administration's plan is to "simulate" any tariffs imposed by the EU on China and India.

In addition, the United States continues to incite that the United States and Europe need to jointly impose high tariffs on countries such as China, until China agrees to stop purchasing Russia.

In the view of the US, Russia really does not have much oil to export.

At present, this news has been confirmed by more than one media, and combined with Trump's style of conduct, there is still credibility.

[Trump urges Europe to impose 100% tariffs on China]

Although it is not clear whether the EU agrees to deal with China with the United States, it still needs to be more careful about some possible situations.

At the same time, we can also find some of Trump's calculations from some of the US's words.

Trump proposed to impose 100% tariffs on China, but the US said they would "simulate" the EU's tariffs on China.

What does it mean? The plan was indeed made by the US side, but the US side hopes that the EU will be the "leading bird" and take the lead in attacking China. As long as the EU takes the lead, the United States will end up "fighting side by side" with the EU.

The core is one point - the EU goes first.

It can be seen that Trump does not want to do things that are too risky. The result of the Sino-US tariff war made him understand that China is not an easy opponent to deal with. If the United States chooses to "fight alone" with China again, there will be no second one.

【China and the United States held trade negotiations previously】

But at the same time, Trump is unwilling to stop just like that. It can be seen that his idea of ​​"finding trouble" has not changed, so he plans to bring the EU into action.

Once things really evolve to the point where the United States and Europe launch a tariff war on China at the same time, there is no doubt that the impact on the three parties and even the world will be caused.

However, Trump also left himself a "back way."

Although he will definitely pat his chest and assured the EU that the United States will never "sell teammates", it is actually hard to say what actions the United States will take if the EU really fires the "first shot" first.

If China's countermeasures exceed Trump's imagination, or if he changed his mind for some other reason, the United States can choose not to follow, or to follow in a limited manner.

Maybe in Trump's view, in this way, he can control the development of the situation within what he thinks is "controllable".

[Trump hopes that the EU will "take the lead in charge" against China first]

But if this is true, the EU will obviously be miserable.

In addition, some of the US's statements about India also reflect Trump's true thoughts. He just "happy to announce" on his social media that the U.S. and India are in talks to resolve trade barriers between the two countries.

At the same time, he once again touted Indian Prime Minister Modi, calling him his "good friend" and said the two could hold talks in the next few weeks.

Trump also confidently stated that the two countries will not have "any difficulties" in reaching an agreement.

As soon as these words came out, it seemed that the period when the relationship between the United States and India had never existed at all. It seems that the same frame between the Chinese, Russian and Indian leaders not long ago has made Trump feel a sense of crisis, and he is worried that it will backfire on the contrary by pushing India too tight.

However, in the talks just concluded between the United States and Europe, "increasing tariffs on India" is still one of the solutions proposed by the Trump administration.

[Trump has no plans to let India go yet]

It is better to say that Trump is "a style on the surface and a style behind the scenes" or that he is planning for the "worst case". In short, he has no plans to completely let India go at this stage.

Seeing this situation, I hope that those Indians who have re-envisioned some fantasies due to the slowdown in the US speech can recognize the reality again.

Topic Back to this US-European talks, the question that needs to be answered the most is, what are the attitudes of Europeans towards the US proposal?

From a normal person's perspective, Trump's instigation of Europe to deal with China and other countries will harm and not benefit Europe itself, related countries, and the entire world.

A US tariff war has already caused the world to turmoil. If you add a Europe, it is not difficult to imagine the consequences.

[Some European politicians are already on the wrong path]

If European powers still have a little bit of sanity, stern rejection should be their only answer. But an objective problem now is that some European politicians no longer put European interests first.

The previous trade agreement reached between the United States and the European Union is a clear example.

A recent poll showed that nearly 80% of European respondents believed that the agreement was more beneficial to the United States, and only 2% believed that it was more beneficial to Europe.

Obviously, Europeans are not ignorant, but some politicians insist on taking the wrong path. Based on this situation, it is not impossible for the EU to do more anti-logical things in the future.

But, from China's perspective, China will definitely take practical actions to safeguard its own interests. Whether it is the United States or the European Union who are looking for trouble, they must be mentally prepared to pay the corresponding price.