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Faced with the US debt issue, Trump mentioned the possibility of using the military to “intervene” on August 21. He told the media: “We have many types of interventions, and that is one of them... the ultimate means of intervention is our military. If we have to use it, we will.” International public opinion is generally puzzled by the above statement. Some analysts speculate that the White House may not directly intervene in the bond market by military means, but it may stimulate risk aversion in the market by provoking geographical conflicts and creating tension, thereby encouraging capital to flow into the US bond market to achieve the goal of reducing US bond yields or stabilizing the bond market. In response to Trump's remarks, He Weiwen, executive director of the China International Trade Association, pointed out in an interview with reporters that there has never been an example of a country interfering with sovereign debt credit through military means in history. He said that some military measures may have temporary effects in the short term, but they cannot fundamentally resolve the debt problem. More importantly, if military means are used to interfere with normal bond market transactions, it will set a bad precedent, because the bond market is supposed to be a trading place based on professional judgment and market rules. Once military power is introduced, people's confidence in US bonds will decline even more from a long-term perspective.

Zhitongcaijing·08/27/2026 22:57:09
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Faced with the US debt issue, Trump mentioned the possibility of using the military to “intervene” on August 21. He told the media: “We have many types of interventions, and that is one of them... the ultimate means of intervention is our military. If we have to use it, we will.” International public opinion is generally puzzled by the above statement. Some analysts speculate that the White House may not directly intervene in the bond market by military means, but it may stimulate risk aversion in the market by provoking geographical conflicts and creating tension, thereby encouraging capital to flow into the US bond market to achieve the goal of reducing US bond yields or stabilizing the bond market. In response to Trump's remarks, He Weiwen, executive director of the China International Trade Association, pointed out in an interview with reporters that there has never been an example of a country interfering with sovereign debt credit through military means in history. He said that some military measures may have temporary effects in the short term, but they cannot fundamentally resolve the debt problem. More importantly, if military means are used to interfere with normal bond market transactions, it will set a bad precedent, because the bond market is supposed to be a trading place based on professional judgment and market rules. Once military power is introduced, people's confidence in US bonds will decline even more from a long-term perspective.