#美国加征关税

Family, big news! The United States is stirring things up again, imposing tariffs on imported goods from China. This time it involves a whole bunch of items such as electric vehicle batteries, computer chips, medical products, and more.

Biden spoke at the White House with great righteousness, saying something like "we must ensure fair competition, and we cannot allow Chinese goods to flood the U.S. market." But frankly, isn't it just that they're worried about our rapid development?

China's Ministry of Commerce is also not holding back, immediately stating that they will take measures to safeguard their interests; this counterattack will definitely not be absent.

In this round of tariff increases, Biden has also retained the tariffs set by Trump previously, and moreover significantly raised tariffs on certain goods. For instance, the tariff on electric vehicles has quadrupled, and the semiconductor tariff has doubled. The affected value of imported Chinese goods is as high as $18 billion, covering fields like steel, aluminum, semiconductors, and electric vehicles. Although the number of Chinese electric vehicles imported into the U.S. is not large, this action has more political significance than actual impact; it's clearly aimed at showing voters and rallying support.

Now looking at Trump, he has been shouting about imposing a 60% or even higher tariff on all Chinese goods, claiming that Biden's increase is not enough and should be extended to other types of vehicles and products. These two are taking turns on the tariff issue, but the companies and consumers in both China and the U.S. are suffering. American consumers will definitely have to spend more to buy Chinese goods, while Chinese export companies will likely see a reduction in orders; it's truly a "killing a thousand enemies, losing eight hundred of your own."

This move by the U.S. is nothing more than an attempt to suppress China's development through trade means, maintaining its economic hegemony. But China is not to be underestimated; over the years, we have continuously optimized our economic structure, reduced our dependence on exports to the U.S., and actively expanded into emerging markets such as the "Belt and Road Initiative." The U.S. tariff increases may have a short-term impact on some industries, but in the long run, it could force Chinese companies to accelerate technological innovation and industrial upgrades. Let’s wait and see how this trade game develops; I believe China has the capability to cope!