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"Debate" between American FOX News anchor Tracy Reagan and CGTN (China International Television) anchor Liu Xin
American FOX News anchor Tracy Reagan and CGTN (China International Television) anchor Liu Xin The "debate" started at around 8:30 in the morning Beijing time. In the 16-minute program,
is more of an "interview" than a "debate".
Tracy changed her pretentious manner of calling herself an "American girl" and turned it into a gentle question. Liu Xin responded to related questions in a rational, well-founded, and measured manner.
This time the China-US anchor TV "debates" can be regarded as a classic case of China's external communication.
FOX TV station is one of the favorite TV stations of US President Trump, and it is also a TV station with a large audience in the United States. Many of its fans are American conservatives.
Since the Sino-US trade war, it has been difficult for China’s views to reach the ears of American audiences, especially conservative audiences, and this "debate" clearly provides an opportunity for Chinese voices to be spread more widely.
Chinese anchor Liu Xin can "non-local combat" is a victory in itself.
's direct participation in the exchange of information and public opinion in the United States is a useful attempt to increase communication channels between China and the United States under the background of the Sino-US trade war.
According to the content of the program reported by CGTN, the conversation between the two anchors mainly involved: fair trade, intellectual property rights, and the so-called "national capitalism" of the United States.
First, the issue of trade fairness.
Liu Xin said in response to the issue of Sino-US trade negotiations that if the US is willing to negotiate in good faith, she believes there will be a good result.
Indeed, there is a trade imbalance between China and the United States. The United States has a large trade deficit with China, but the reasons for this trade imbalance are complex.
The means of blindly imposing tariffs cannot solve the problem of trade imbalance.
For example, Chinese products under the influence of exchange rate have a larger price selection space, which makes US importers more favor of high-quality and cheap Chinese products, thereby increasing the price China's imports have caused the US trade deficit with China.
The global division of labor system has matured, and China has a complete industrial supply chain, which is the fundamental reason why China has become a major trading country. The complete industrial chain and efficient Chinese manufacturing industry are developed by the hard work and wisdom of Chinese people.
The mood of the US to solve the trade imbalance is understandable, but unilateralism, trade protectionism, and blindly levying tariffs cannot solve the trade imbalance. It will only be countered by China Measures affect the economic interests of both sides in foreign trade.
Secondly, on the so-called intellectual property theft issue, Tracy accused China of making a profit of US$600 billion through intellectual property theft. In this regard, Liu Xin suggested that she ask the main parties involved, that US companies have made huge profits in investing in China.
There are indeed some cases of infringement of intellectual property rights in China, but that is a commercial dispute between companies and enterprises, and it does not mean that China is stealing intellectual property rights.
Similarly, intellectual property infringements occur all over the world, and the protection of intellectual property rights in the United States is not perfect. Can it be said that the United States steals intellectual property rights?
Sino-US trade frictions
In fact, Sino-US trade frictions have occurred many times. In the previous Sino-US trade frictions, intellectual property protection has always been one of the topics. Before the Trump administration, US official reports positively affirmed China's continuous achievements in intellectual property protection. American companies have also benefited from China’s effective protection of intellectual property rights. The words "theft" and "theft" used by
are an insult to a sovereign state. There is no evidence, and it is purely fictional and humiliating. China must resolutely refute it.
Regarding the "state capitalism" claimed by Tracy, Liu Xin explained that China is a socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics.
"The market plays a decisive role in the allocation of resources" has long been written into the Communiqué of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee. State-owned enterprises do play an important role in the Chinese economy, but this does not mean that private enterprises are not important.
Since the 40 years of reform and opening up, China’s private economy has developed rapidly. In summary, it has the characteristics of "five, six, seven, eighty-nine", that is, it has contributed more than 50% of taxation, more than 60% of GDP, and more than 70% of technological innovation. Results, more than 80% of the cityTown labor employment, more than 90% of the number of enterprises, have made outstanding contributions to China's economic and social development.
Some leading companies in China also have private companies. Huawei is a private technology company in China.
Generally speaking, the TV debate between Chinese and American anchors can become a hot spot and focus, which also reflects people's concerns about the Sino-US trade war. Although the two anchors of
Tracy and Liu Xin had conflicting views, they still said at the end of the show that "no one wants a trade war".
Debates are not quarrels, they must be polite and logical, but the smell of gunpowder is always inevitable.
And this "debate" between Tracy and Liu Xin is more like an "interview".
changed from "debate" to "interview", which not only shows that the anchors of both sides have rational restraint, but also that China and the United States need more in-depth communication to resolve trade issues. Of course, negotiations require both parties to respect each other and reach an agreement as much as possible. Equal and fair agreement.
This 16-minute interview will play a very rare role in changing the American people’s stereotype of China. The content of
exchanges between the two anchors is also a hot topic of public opinion in China and the United States. The two anchors showed us that the differences between China and the United States can be effectively communicated. There should be more dialogues like this. Responsible editor of
Jiang Xinyu
