Raimondo's visit to China may not bring substantial results to Sino-US economic and trade cooperation

According to the website of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, at the invitation of Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo will visit China from August 8 to 27 to 30. Raimondo is the fourth senior US official to visit China this year after Blinken, Yellen and Kerry. At a critical moment when Sino-US relations are facing a test, the successive visits of senior US officials to China should be of positive significance in strengthening exchanges between the two countries and promoting the improvement of bilateral relations. However, whether they can bring about substantial breakthroughs in Sino-US relations remains to be seen Pending verification.

It is worth noting that shortly before Raimondo's visit to China, the US Department of Commerce removed 27 Chinese entities from the "unverified list" on the 21st. The reason is that after completing the end-use inspection of these Chinese companies, their legality and reliability can be determined, so the US decided to remove these entities from the "unverified list". In this regard, Bloomberg believes that this is an "olive branch" given to China by the United States before Raimondo's visit to China. However, the essence of this "unverified list" is that the United States does not need any evidence, and can put this company in if it subjectively believes that there is a problem with any Chinese company. Even if it is taken out now, if necessary in the future, more Chinese companies can be plugged in at any time. Therefore, the form of this so-called "olive branch" is far greater than the content, without any practical significance.

Moreover, looking at the past practices of the United States, it is not difficult to find that slapping a sweet date is a common method of the United States' foreign strategy, and this time is still no exception. Although the release of the "unverified list" is a little bit of goodwill, before that, the big stick of sanctions has been mercilessly dropped. Just in early August, Biden signed an executive order prohibiting US capital, etc. Invest in Chinese high-tech companies in the three fields of microelectronics, quantum information technology, and certain artificial intelligence systems. Sanctions first and then goodwill. This combination of punches is to create momentum for Raimondo's visit to China. This is the consistent style of the United States.

Not only has the true sincerity of the United States never been reached, but it has also never stopped pursuing and intercepting China in all fields. On August 18, the United States, Japan, and South Korea held the Camp David Summit, and continued to provoke China on the Taiwan Strait issue and the South China Sea issue; on August 22, the US government announced visa restrictions on Chinese officials due to its Tibet policy; Support the Philippines in repairing and strengthening the "grounded" warships on Ren'ai Reef, and even send military aircraft and warships to support the Philippines at sea.

If the containment does not stop, no matter how many officials visit, it will be insincere. Communication without sincerity is bound to be difficult to form an effective consensus. Because the fundamental contradiction in Sino-U.S. relations lies in the U.S. perception of China. The U.S. is unwilling to face up to China’s development, suppresses and encircles China in all fields such as economy, trade, science and technology, and military affairs, but hopes to reach an agreement with China in the field of economy and trade. Cooperation is inherently contradictory. Don't want to pay, just gain, this is a naked hegemonic thought. In this regard, China has never been afraid of power, and has always insisted on multilateralism and win-win cooperation. This is in stark contrast to the unilateralism and zero-sum game of the United States.

In the context of globalization, the interests of all countries in the world are closely linked. No country can be independent from the world economy. Only cooperation is the only way out for development. Any form of "new cold war" will eventually lead to It's a cocoon.