Jennifer Pak
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And he said that he wants to work with President Trump to steer the two countries towards a landmark year, making 2026 a landmark year, that they should work towards constructive strategic stability, and that this is a turbulent world, that if the two countries join hands, they can do great things.
As you mentioned, he also stated that Taiwan...
is a very important issue.
It cannot be mishandled because it will disrupt U.S.-China relations if it is not handled properly.
I mean, these are the issues that President Trump has been hammering on and on.
He said that, you know, China needs to expand its markets for American businesses.
This is an issue that goes back to Trump 1.0.
He said they want Chinese investment into their industries.
China would say we have tried, but you're blocking us.
President Trump also talked about the fentanyl issue.
Remember, at the start of his second speech,
term, he imposed tariffs on Chinese exports for that reason, saying that the Chinese government didn't do enough to stop fentanyl precursors from flowing into the U.S.
And also you have purchases for agricultural goods that, of course, is very important.
And also American oil.
This is something new that apparently China had agreed to buy more American oil.
So it's less dependent on oil in the Middle East.
Well, the Chinese media have really put a lot of emphasis on stability.
This encapsulates a lot.
Stability could mean stability in trade.
You know, the tariffs going up and down.