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Oct. 23, 2025 - Epoch Times
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Behind Beijing’s Trade Talks Strategy | Chairman John Moolenaar, House CCP Select Committee
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I think they are putting every bit of leverage on the table so that in a negotiation they can in some way relent in a small way and still keep their negotiated gains in the negotiations.
So I do think there's a strategic aspect.
So you see that with critical minerals.
You see it with the religious persecution.
You see it with other export controls.
them denying NVIDIA H-20 chips.
So they're setting up this negotiation line.
I'm watching them refusing to buy soybeans right now.
You know going to that agreement that one of their tactics will be, well, we'll buy a certain amount of American soybeans.
Aren't we being cooperative?
When they set up the entire problem to begin with, they're going to do that on rare earths.
They're going to do that on other issues.
They may release some political prisoners, all with the idea of see how reasonable we are.
I believe America needs to really stand with a firm resolve at this time and say that's not acceptable.
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