• Hestia [she/her, fae/faer]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    I feel like China is not going to lift the restrictions on trading rare earth minerals regardless. Trump did irrevocable damage to the US economy because he decided to fuck around.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      8 months ago

      Indeed, the whole trade war gave a perfect pretext for China to choke off US military, and there’s no sense in letting them keep arming against China going forward.

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        8 months ago

        Trump started a trade war and lost. Now the winner names the terms of the surrender

        • da_gay_pussy_eatah [she/her]@hexbear.net
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          It’s not beneficial to China for the US to stop blockimg tens or hundreds of millions of relatively wealthy consumers from purchasing Chinese high-tech products like cars and phones?

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            They can buy directly from China. Thye don’t need America to lift sanctions, they’re a sovereign country and not a part of NATO.

            Edit: oh, you meant sanctions against Chinese goods. I thought you meant on the behest of other countries.

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      8 months ago

      China shouldn’t lift it unless the US lifts sanctions on semiconductors and tariffs on EVs. The trade war started well before this month’s Trump shenanigans. No reason to back down now.

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      8 months ago

      they will just fund thier own BYD, and sell it all over the world, where its not be tariffed.

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    8 months ago

    I’m Donnie Deals, folks! That’s what they call me. I’ve got the best deals, isn’t that right? It’s what I do, I love it, you love it. Some say I’m the greatest

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      8 months ago

      This “Xi” guy, you know him? He’s tough, like a dragon. He won’t budge, I like that. I like it when it’s hard. They say “what doesn’t kill you makes you tougher”, I agree. But sometimes it’s too tough, too much toughness waisted. That’s what I say. I told Xi, “You’re too hard! You’ll tire me out! My battery is running so low, I can’t waste any more of my energy”. He didn’t agree, that’s his opinion. He’ll realise.

      I need to “charge”, no more tariffs! My doctors, the best in the world, are saying I need to calm down. My hearts too big, beating too fast. I can’t do it anymore! My bloods getting clotted, as they say. It’s getting FAT!

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        8 months ago

        trump should never deal with a country that is known for “Dragon policy”

  • dragongloss [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    Listen folks, nobody raises tariffs like me BIG, BEAUTIFUL tariffs, the best tariffs! Then, because I’m a very stable genius, I lower them. Why? STRATEGY! The Art of the Deal, people! You gotta keep ‘em guessing! China’s like, ‘Wow, this guy’s crazy!’ (They respect it.) One day it’s 240%, next day it’s 20%. It’s like a roller coaster, but classy. Very classy. SAD losers don’t get it!

    Some people are saying this is chaos. WRONG. It’s flexible brilliance. You’re welcome, America!