U.S. media The Washington Post on Wednesday (May 14) cited sources reporting that the U.S.-China trade war in recent days cooled down, which is political and economic pressure to force U.S. President Donald Trump to give in. Analysis suggests that Trump's supporters have also been hurt by the high tariffs, which have led to repeated revisions of his administration's tariff policy in less than four months.
Sources familiar with the matter have disclosed the inside story of White House officials' efforts to persuade Trump, saying that he was initially reluctant to lower tariffs on China, but that discontent among blue-collar workers who support him is growing, with more and more workers, including longshoremen and truck drivers, complaining at the end of last month that the cost of the tariffs and the disruption of U.S.-China trade are hurting them, and that large corporations and political allies are also opposed to the high-tariff policy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other staffers have warned Trump that if he doesn't lower tariffs, he could lose voter support, prompting him to change his position.
The Trump administration is trying to use tariffs to reshape the global economy in a short period of time, but there will be a huge political and economic backlash, and Trump's supporters will not be spared, according to the report. According to statistics, since his inauguration at the beginning of this year, the White House has announced more than 50 new tariff policies or modifications, the single tariff-related executive orders have been more than 10, and he releases a related executive order about every week. Experts point out that Trump's unpredictability and unprecedented policy changes reflect the difficulty of realizing his goal of changing U.S. trade in the short term.
In addition, US Ambassador to China David Alfred Perdue was sworn in at the White House last Wednesday (May 7), and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference on Thursday (May 15), in response to a question about the issue, that China is willing to provide Perdue with facilities to fulfill his duties in China. China has always adhered to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation in viewing and handling China-US relations, and hopes that the US and China will move in the same direction.
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