In recent times, under the catalysis of inflation , the internal troubles in the United States have been intensifying. For the current Americans, what concerns them most is the fluctuation of oil prices. Controlling oil prices has therefore become the key to victory for the Biden administration in the mid-term elections. In this regard, Biden no longer even blames Putin , but has also sent senior officials to proactively contact China.
Two days ago, US President Biden posted a message on social platforms, criticizing US companies that operate gas stations and set oil prices, and demanded that they immediately adjust energy prices and sell at cost prices. Biden also wrote in a tweet that this era is filled with wars and global crises, so American companies must take action now.
Biden's tough attitude not only failed to make relevant US companies compromise, but was also "connoted". The American Oil and Gas Association responded that it was working hard and began to mock Biden's Twitter, which came from The White House The hands of an intern.
Even Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova also joined in the fun. She ridiculed on social platforms that Biden’s call for American companies to adjust fuel prices is confusing. He and his team once said that gasoline prices are "Putin prices" and blaming Putin for rising gasoline prices. According to this logic, now Biden should ask Putin to lower prices, not American companies, right?
As Zakharova said, before this, the Biden administration had been blaming Russia for rising gasoline prices and blaming Putin for launching a so-called "energy war." But now that Biden has changed his tune and no longer blames Putin, he must have realized that blaming Putin will no longer help. In order to achieve the goal of lowering gasoline prices in the short term, Biden can only attack American companies. But judging from the current situation, American companies simply do not follow Biden's approach.
In addition to American companies, many American netizens also firmly believe that the root cause of insufficient energy supply in the United States is actually the various wrong decisions made by the US government. Biden has been refusing to face up to this issue. Instead, he has used words like "global crisis and war" to confuse the audience. He has even blamed American companies, implying that the increase in gasoline prices for Americans is due to American companies trying to make profits. Deliberately raising prices.
In short, American netizens on the Internet have overwhelmingly targeted Biden. Amazon founder Bezos bluntly said that instead of asking American gasoline companies to cut prices, it is better to fundamentally solve the inflation problem in the United States, because inflation Expansion is a very important thing to the White House. Biden also knows very well that controlling U.S. inflation will control the rise in oil prices to a certain extent. In response, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen took the initiative to call Vice Premier Liu He of the Chinese State Council.
During this video call, the two sides had a candid exchange of views, focusing on how to maintain the stability of the global industrial and supply chains. China also mentioned in this call the lifting of additional tariffs and sanctions against China, as well as fair treatment. Chinese enterprises and other issues. The United States also expressed its willingness to continue dialogue and communication with China.
For the US government, canceling the additional tariffs on China will be an important means to control inflation. Prior to this, many US media and economists have emphasized the benefits to the United States.
It can be said that if Biden wants to reduce the inflation rate in the short term, canceling the additional tariffs on China will also be an inevitable choice. It is precisely because of this that high-level officials in the United States take the initiative to contact China. However, there are still differences within the Biden administration on this issue.
U.S. Trade Representative Dai Qi and others believe that maintaining the increased tariffs on China will help us seize the initiative in negotiations and have more chips in our hands. However, people like Yellen are opposed. In their view, imposing additional tariffs will only ultimately harm American consumers and businesses and will not be beneficial to the United States. Biden is well aware of this, but he does not want to compromise with China, but he has to ask China for help. Such ambivalence has also led to the delay in making decisions on the tariff issue.
Now, there is not much time left for Biden. The United States will hold mid-term elections in November. Judging from the current poll results, the Democratic Party may lose completely this time. If Biden cannot implement effective measures , control oil prices and suppress inflation, then Biden's term in the next two years will be quite miserable, and the Democratic Party may completely lose control of Congress.
