this is the way chinese negotiate in all business deals. First the seller quotes an absurd price like ten times the value of what they are selling then the buyi

this is the way chinese negotiate in all business deals. First the seller quotes an absurd price like ten times the value of what they are selling then the buying offers an absurd low price maybe 10% or even 1% the value of the item then they both slowly move towards the real price over the course of dozens of back and forth offers. It would be unheard of for a chinese business deal to close after a single round of negotiating. Every country that has resolved their disputes with china has gone through this and china has come down from their original ask to something reasonable but of course in china's overall favor