The first round of Sino-US economic and trade negotiations was about more than just economic and trade.
It happened that India and Pakistan announced a comprehensive ceasefire, and representatives of both sides left the venue for a short time (now they are back to the negotiation site). Some media interpreted that the talks broke down after one hour, which is completely nonsense. They are mainly anti-China media who hope that the Sino-US talks will break down, and they haven't finished the greetings and preparations at this time.
However, the news of the ceasefire came, and it was almost the same for each side to go back and synchronize the latest briefings and information strategies. After the synchronization, you will know what cards you can play.
As the saying goes, if you can't get it on the battlefield, don't even think about getting it at the negotiation table.
After Pakistan's large-scale counterattack today and India's air superiority, India is a little overwhelmed. India just wanted to send a token of surrender, not to die.
Obviously, the US South Asia balance card has been lost.
Then, sit down and talk properly. The pressure of the US issuing trillions of US dollars of treasury bonds in June is there, and time is not friendly to the old Americans.
In addition, the United States may want to discuss mainly economy and trade, but China now wants to discuss more than just economy and trade. For example, will you still defend a certain small island?