Washington threatens U.S.-China trade and economic relations, dragging China into an information war, told in conversation with FBA “economy today” Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of the PRUE named after G.V.. Plekhanov Alexander Perendzhiev.
U.S. Congress passed bill, which the, as reported by Reuters, allows you to impose strict sanctions on Chinese citizens, guilty of the oppression of Muslims in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (SUAR).
The document was approved by the Senate in May 2020 of the year, now it will be signed by President Donald Trump. The text of the bill refers to the adoption of strict measures against the guilty officials, eg, to refuse to issue visas and freeze their property in the United States.
Sanctions, notes Alexander Perendzhiev, became a consequence of that information confrontation, unleashed by the United States after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, Washington questioned China's data on coronavirus and threatened Beijing with new sanctions, and for the first time Donald Trump blamed China in March 2020 of the year.
“Problems in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region do not really bother the United States at all., since Washington has now pulled something out of an old chest and began to think hard, how can this be turned against China.
This is not about, that America is suddenly concerned about the rights of Muslims in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and that, that she starts a real information confrontation with China and is trying to influence the formation of public opinion like in the United States, and in the world as a whole. AND, if the United States goes further down this path, then they will continue to remember other situations, which could happen in the PRC. That is, the States have a goal – to declare China an empire of evil ", – says expert.
Recall, 15 April Trump announced the temporary suspension of funding for the World Health Organization (TRAIN), which allegedly “did not fulfill its main duty” and spread "Chinese misinformation". TRAIN, in front of, thanked China for the transparency of data on the situation with the epidemic.
Already 18 April, the US President promised China serious consequences, if the country is still involved in the spread of coronavirus. AND 22 April, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, that after notification to WHO, China continued to hide, how dangerous the new infection is and did not confirm the information, that the virus is transmitted from person to person. Besides, the secretary of state is sure, that China allegedly destroyed early samples of the virus, due to which it is now impossible to trace the evolution of the disease. According to him, since the beginning of the epidemic, Beijing has not given any country in the world to see its samples of the virus.
US-PRC trade war
AT 2017 year, trade between the United States and China was $710,4 billion, including export from the USA - $187,5 billion, imports to the USA - $522,9 billion. In this way, the US trade deficit with China was $335,4 billion.
Before the specified conflict, provoked by the coronavirus, The United States and China had a trade relationship, which Donald Trump was later able to make the cause of economic confrontation, turning cooperation into a trade war.
During the election campaign in the fall 2016 Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized trade relations with China, in particular, Expressing, that China is "raping our country". After the election, Trump became the first since 1979 the President-elect of the United States, who directly called the President of Taiwan, which was regarded as an unfriendly step towards the PRC, which adheres to the "one China" policy. After the exchange of friendly visits by the leaders of the PRC and the United States, the American side took an unprecedented step – Trump has established 30 % tariff for solar panels imported into the country; the tariff will be valid for four years, dropping by 5 % annually to the level 15 %.
A tariff was also set for the import of large household washing machines.. That is, the first 1,2 million were imported at a rate of 20 %, and subsequent ones - 50 %. This tariff must be valid 3 years and also gradually decline to 16 % for the first 1,2 million cars and up to 40 % for subsequent. China as the world leader in solar panels expresses its “deep disappointment” with US actions.
“The United States always follows the same pattern – take problems out of nowhere or pull out something long forgotten and serve it under the slogan of violating the rights and freedoms of citizens. Although, if you figure it out, there are a lot of problems in America, that affect the interests of the same ethnic Muslims. However, the political elite is not going to notice problems within their country and solve them.. Instead, American authorities turned to China, which absolutely does not need Washington's criticism.
US political elite, as we see, even with 2016 years trying to aggravate relations with China, directing all forces to this and involving the media to carry out information attacks. America, leaving the anti-Russian propaganda machine aside, is now creating a more powerful anti-Chinese propaganda machine ", – expert believes.
Yet 15 January 2020 of the year, when US President Donald Trump and Vice Premier of the PRC State Council Liu He signed an agreement on the first phase of a deal to resolve bilateral trade disputes, it seemed, that the relations of these countries will work for the benefit of the world economy.
anticipated, that the first phase of the transaction was intended to “ensure the security of intellectual property” USA, “stop forced technology transfer”, “significantly expand the American agricultural sector”, “remove barriers to the American financial sector”, “stop currency manipulation” from China, “rebalancing U.S.-China trade relations”, “effectively resolve bilateral disputes ”in trade. The volume of the trade agreement was to exceed $200 billion 2020 year and further grow annually. However, the American side decided to play the "coronavirus card".
American plan: how the USA shifted the blame
The focus of the United States on blaming the Chinese side for the spread of the virus, believes Alexander Perendzhiev, appeared due to, Washington, missed the moment of confronting a pandemic, trying now to find someone to blame. The idea of China's involvement in the emergence of the virus appeared and began to take root from that moment., how a YouTube video appeared titled “In Search of the Source of the Wuhan Coronavirus”. It was posted by the pro-Trump edition of the Epoch Times..
It is important to understand, that the coronavirus situation has not only exacerbated the rivalry between Washington and Beijing, but also jeopardized trade relations, which could hardly be called strong even before 2019 of the year.
“China will be forced to respond to the attacks of the American side, but he will do it politely. I think, that further trade relations between these states will only worsen. Don't wait for new deals, and, Most likely, there will be no development for those transactions, which were concluded earlier.
The United States is launching an information and propaganda campaign against China and shows its unwillingness to adequately cooperate in the economic sphere. ", – says expert.
Alexander Perendzhiev notes, that the United States is now losing its position of global economic leadership. Wherein, Washington is aware, that China can take the place of the American side.
“Now there is a slow, but the steady displacement of the United States from that place, which they previously occupied. The entire political elite of this country understands, that the future can bring about change.
We are already seeing manifestations of that, that China can show a leading position among the economies of other states. The development of such a scenario does not fundamentally suit the American side., which allegedly sees a real threat to the national interests and political security of the current authorities. However the US is chopping bitches, on which they sit – they impose sanctions, hitting their economies, and also increase the national debt under the pretext of stabilizing the situation, provoked by the coronavirus. America is undermining its leadership on its own and is approaching its ultimate loss. ", – He stated the expert.
Alexander Melnik
