18/7/2025–|Last update: 11:13 (Mecca time)
American writer David Ignatius said that allies US They discovered that the wooing of the American president Donald Trump The presentation of political and economic concessions to him makes them more vulnerable to his economic and political attacks.
He added that China – On the contradiction of Europe and Japan- she managed to gain Trump’s respect for her strict response to His customs definitionsAnd, which explains his willingness to hold an upcoming summit with the Chinese president Xi Jinping In Beijing in October next.
In his article in the Washington Post, Ignatius believes that Beijing’s strict response to Trump’s customs duties made it White House It declines, as China imposed 125% fees on American goods, forcing Washington To reduce its proposed fees from 145% to 30%.
Loyalty
While China has achieved gains from its escalation, Japan found itself in the face of 25% fees on its exports to the United States, which caused a great internal political shock, especially since Japan is one of the closest allies of the United States, according to the article.
The writer warned that the failure of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to confront American fees may cost him the majority of the House of Advisors, which will be held tomorrow, Sunday.
The writer pointed out that the confidence of the Japanese public opinion in the United States decreased from 34% after Trump’s victory directly to only 22% last month, according to a poll conducted by the Japanese newspaper Yumiuri Shimbon.
He pointed out that the opposition national parties are gaining increased momentum, which endangers the ruling party’s ruling.
European turmoil
The writer added that the situation in Europe is no less unrest, despite the continent’s compliment to Trump, the US President threatened to impose customs duties by 30% on countries European UnionThis caused great dissatisfaction in France and others.
According to the article, the European negotiating method with Trump was existing until recently on compliments and concessions, in the hope of Washington’s retreat from the customs definitions, but the continuation of stalemate may push the European Union to resort to a strong economic deterrent tool known as the “coercive anti -coercion tool.”
A document issued by the Union explains that this tool may include “restrictions on reaching the European Union market” in the fields of goods, services, investment, financing and government purchases.
According to the article, this tool is the European version of the “nuclear option” in the field of trade, and it is noteworthy that European officials began after months of caution talking about it frankly.
Ignatius concluded that what is going on in Japan and Europe embodies a global “political earthquake” caused by the “America first” policy, which may lead the poverty to follow a more assertive negotiating approach in the footsteps of China.