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feedthenation:
---Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to quit---

https://newrepublic.com/post/193634/donald-trump-treasury-scott-bessent-tariffs-quit

Completely fake news that was debunked over one week ago right here
Fake story.

cococandy:
Someone said he’s punishing the country for rejecting him in 2020. That Tracks

I got this from disqus

Trump threw a HUUGE wrench into the financial status quo of the world's economies! Everyone is paying attention now, and whatever we say here, Trump is in the driver's seat and shifting gears. The destination is FAIR TRADE, and the starting place was UNFAIR TRADE! So, Trump is by far the most GET THINGS DONE president we've had in a long time! Less than 3 months in, he's tightened the open border, given illegals fair warning to self deport, had SC decisions in his favor, lowered regulations, gotten $7 trillion in new business promises, gotten energy prices down, hostages released, peace talks in motion, ship attacks way down, Iran on a deadline to change, NATO members to increase spending AGAIN, and now trying to level the playing field of trade deficits fairly for everyone, including China!!! I'm inclined to trust his capabilities! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S DONE BY 100 DAYS!

One man's meat can be another man's poison. While you are seeing Armageddon under Trump many others are seeing Paradise.

bemeruca:
whats happening here

Fresh cargo unloaded into the fish market.

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raumdeuter:
This is why I will always support death penalty, personally I dont see why this guy or any mass shooter should be alive even for life imprisonment

Quick one adjudicated within 30days

Suicidal people would not mind commiting murder,their desire to expire can last them 30 days.
I would go for a maximum 2 years for someone to live. Clearly marked on a calender in his/her/ they/them cell.

descarado:
Speechless.
And his pric came alive

Such happens all the time. Iraqi parliament once voted to lower marriage age to 9. Whether it passed or not, it's outrageous for someone to come up with that idea. It's unheard of, should never happen.

Ibime:
On Twitter it looks like it was Maga crowd that loved him more

You are right MAGA holds the Governor, Senate and House in California that's honouring Luigi Mangione with a bill.
Gaslighting at it's finest.

Maeve7:
Congratulations. You have just proven that alternate universes exist.

What do you mean. I have always been against the Chinese. Don't think I've ever supported their actions without a 'caveat'.

descarado:
Read carefully from BBC few hours ago.
Read with unbiased mind..............
Uk is even getting worried.
Somebody said China will not feel it as its a communist country. Lol.


A full-scale trade war with China and the US is in prospect after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of more than 100% on Chinese goods imports.

China has said it will "fight to the end" rather than capitulate to what it sees as US coercion, and will hike its own tariffs on American goods from 34% to 84% in response to the White House's latest move.

What does this escalating trade conflict mean for the world economy?

How much trade do they do?
The trade in goods between the two economic powers added up to around $585bn (£429bn) last year.

Though the US imported far more from China ($440bn) than China imported from America ($145bn).

That left the US running a trade deficit with China - the difference between what it imports and exports - of $295bn in 2024. That's a considerable trade deficit, equivalent to around 1% of the US economy.

But it's less than the $1tn figure that Trump has repeatedly claimed this week.

Trump already imposed significant tariffs on China in his first term as president. Those tariffs were kept in place and added to by his successor Joe Biden.

Together those trade barriers helped to bring the goods the US imported from China down from a 21% share of America's total imports in 2016 to 13% last year.

So the US reliance on China for trade has diminished over the past decade.

Yet analysts point out that some Chinese goods exports to the US have been re-routed through south-east Asian countries.

Live updates on this story

China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

Who are the tariff 'PANICANS' derided as 'weak and stupid' by Trump?

For example, the Trump administration imposed 30% tariffs on Chinese imported solar panels in 2018.

But the US Commerce Department presented evidence in 2023, external that Chinese solar panel manufacturers had shifted their assembly operations to states such as Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and then sent the finished products to the US from those countries, effectively evading the tariffs.

The new "reciprocal" Trump tariffs imposed on those countries will therefore push up the US price of a wide range of goods ultimately originating in China.


What do the US and China import from each other?
In 2024, the biggest category of goods exports from the US to China were soybeans – primarily used to feed China's estimated 440 million pigs.

The US also sent pharmaceuticals and petroleum to China.

Going the other way, from China to the US, were large volumes of electronics, computers and toys. A large amount of batteries, which are vital for electric vehicles, were also exported.

The biggest category of US imports from China is smartphones, accounting for 9% of the total. A large proportion of these smartphones are made in China for Apple, a US-based multinational.

The US tariffs on China have been one of the main contributors to the decline in the market value of Apple in recent weeks, with its share price falling by 20% over the past month.


All these imported items to the US from China were already set to become considerably more expensive for Americans due to the 20% tariff the Trump administration has already imposed on Beijing.

Now the tariff has risen to 104%, the impact could be five times greater.

And US imports into China will also go up in price due to China's retaliatory tariffs, ultimately hurting Chinese consumers in a similar way.

But beyond tariffs, there are other ways for these two nations to attempt to damage each other through trade.


00:32
Media caption,
Watch: China says it will 'fight to the end' in trade war

China has a central role in refining many vital metals for industry, from copper and lithium to rare earths.

Beijing could place obstacles in the way of these metals reaching the US.

This is something it has already done in the case of two materials called germanium and gallium, which are used by the military in thermal imaging and radar.

As for the US, it could attempt to tighten the technological blockade on China started by Joe Biden by making it harder for China to import the kind of advanced microchips – which are vital for applications like artificial intelligence – it still can't yet produce itself.

Donald Trump's trade advisor, Peter Navarro, has suggested this week that the US could apply pressure on other countries, including Cambodia, Mexico and Vietnam, not to trade with China if they want to continue to exporting to the US.

How might this affect other countries?
The US and China together account for such a large share of the global economy, around 43% this year according to the International Monetary Fund.

If they were to engage in an all-out trade war that slowed their growth down, or even pushed them into recession, that would likely harm other countries' economies in the form of slower global growth.

Global investment would also likely suffer.

There are other potential consequences.

China is the world's biggest manufacturing nation and is producing far more than its population consumes domestically.

It is already running an almost $1tn goods surplus – meaning it is exporting more goods to the rest of the world than it imports.

And it is often producing those goods at below the true cost of production due to domestic subsidies and state financial support, like cheap loans, for favoured firms.

Steel is an example of this.

There is a risk that if such products were unable to enter the US, Chinese firms could seek to "dump" them abroad.

While that could be beneficial for some consumers, it could also undercut producers in countries threatening jobs and wages.

The lobby group UK Steel has warned of the danger of excess steel potentially being redirected to the UK market.

The spillover impacts of an all-out China-US trade war would be felt globally, and most economists judge that the impact would be highly negative.

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Nice article. One point. China will take a massive hit .Americans use 110V while most of the world uses 240V . You'd need a transformer for every gadget , shaving machine, hair dryer, toaster, etc to use it in other countries Millions of gadgets they can't sell.
As for industrial 3-phase industrial scale it's quite expensive to use transformers or variable frequency drives . Probably they'll have to dismantle them and rebuild them afresh
China can't channel their commodities through Vietnam or Sri Lanka etc because the rest are at 10% I presume during negotiations, they will have to strictly agree not to transship Chinese made products to America.
I'm loving this giant Panda beatdown

descarado:
Read extract from the BBC article I pasted up there and see that the Brits are already complaining and trying to distance themselves away.

The world will just wake up to see China as who they are.

In uk, we have primak. Their goods are made in Cambodia and some of those smaller countries.

I was debating with somebody that it is the voice of esau but the hand of Jacob. They evade tarrif by going through slither country they can muscle.


China man is a horrible capitalist. They tasted economic freedom and the sky isn't their limit anymore. And when they render help to you as a country, the collateral is your port. Do the math.

I've been writing here about how China game plan is not just lift 600 million from poverty It's to take over as the superpower, a carefully crafted long term game plan
They bought out the Bidens , Hollywood and NBA makes a lot of money from China too. Then you have democrats who hate America, would rather everyone is on a government handouts Hungry people depending on govt are a
reliable voting block

feedthenation:
---Is this your next talking point---@bolded---thought Felon 47 Treasury Secretary Bessent said the US will punish any country which sides with China---after the Spanish PM commented that other countries should look towards China---

I'd posted earlier that EU was in coordination with China on how to react to the Trump tariffs . I don't see that effort going anywhere .

descarado:
China will not adapt to anything.
China has tasted capitalism though it politically is a communist country.
It is impossible for China to go back to full time communism.
Whe you have tasted power, you do anything to stay there.
I don't think any of you know Jack about chinese
economy.

As for Trump being a failed business man, you can show us yours even if you are still controlling thousands.
Talk is cheap.

China needed expansion into world economy to soar and that is what they have tasted and enjoying. Communism my foot.

Go and read up chinese economy as of today, and were they stand, we can then have this conversation. I will tell you about chinese economy than American or British economy.
I have been studying Chinese economy for years, both their languages and different cultures.

Wonder why all of you are so pained. If America fail as its projected to if drastic measure is not taking, you all should enjoy it.

Like I said before, empires rise and fall.
America falling won't be the first empire to crumble.

I want China fake products stopped, their takeover of every business is too much.
Vuvuzelas are south African , the ones you buy are Chinese made

Maeve7:
Trump caved a little too late. He should have never started the nonsense in the first place. But he needed to try this experiment to finance his trillions dollar tax cut for the rich. I give it to him, he is the greatest con man the world has ever seen. He has made all these poor suckers believe he was actually fighting for them.

Do you realize he has pitted the whole world against the Chinese? He still gets 10% tarrifs from every country as they line up to negotiate for a deal within 90 days
Meanwhile the Chinese order cancellations will start within hours.
Lots of unhappy Chinese I guess especially those outside of China.

AmazonTopaz:
I just need red states hit the hardest in all of these. I have no sympathies left for anyone who enabled this madness. May everyone of them suffer under this man. His supporters home and abroad. Amen.

You are in good company. 55% of democrats would justify Trump asassination today.
Stop pretences, just say you want all republicans dead.

I just wrote that Trump is unpredictable. He has paused all tariffs for 90 days to all countries except to China. Which he has upped to 125%.
[b]Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter![/b]

EU Komisar was in talks with China coordinating a response, let's see how that works.

Ibime:
They have a thousands of missiles to throw at Saudi oil refineries for months before "Iran gets cut off"

Even Pentagon officials admitted their strikes did not penetrate the Houthis deep enough

Houthis are not Hezbollah who live within a peaceful Lebanese community and have to worry about the other peaceful Lebanese (Christians, Druze, Sunnis and secular). Houthis are the kid in school you will beat for 2 hours and he will still be shouting "You go kill me today"

Saudi bombed Houthis incessantly for 7 years with every weapon made available by the Americans, same weapon Americans are using now and MBS finally had to give himself sense. Houthis were holding back and just the one time they go greenlight from Iran, they knocked out half of Saudis oil production


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war

Never compare Saudi bombing with America or Israeli.If America decides to bomb you , better say your last.

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/30/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-bombing

If they don't agree to a deal their nuclear facilities might go up in flames At this time the Iranians 4 S-300 defence systems were taken out by Israel ,so Iran is pretty vulnerable.
The good thing about Trump is he is unpredictable, noone is sure what he will do next while he is offering you a way out

For instance noone thought he would up the tarriffs in China to 104%.
Shark Tank” star and investor Kevin O’Leary says President Trump’s tariffs on China aren’t high enough and calls for a 400% tariff on the country. “It’s time to squeeze Chinese heads into the wall "

IjeBos:
Hey, SpaceX, Andorid17 and Basilico.
If ultra Trumpers like Kash Patel and Pam Bond are not investigating, talking about, and prosecuting people for what you have been raving about for years, whether it be the "stolen" election, 5g in Covid shots, the corrupt FBI, mind control chips in oat milk or whatever distraction right wing media has ginned up at the moment, it is definitely a phony conspiracy your mind has allowed you to fall for.

There is no deep state, Trump is the deep state. Republicans own all the branches of government and every means of investigation.
If there are no perp walks for any of these things, you guys should just shut down your accounts.

Just a friendly public service announcement.

Gaslighting again. The deep state is the entrenched bureaucracy that runs DC. The Federal agencies, the judiciary. I can also throw in the bankers and the Rothchilds to make you feel good

Ibime:
Comproboko boy, when I tell you something, just take it as gospel. It's not by beating chest, Saudi is extremely vulnerable to the Houthis having supported the Sunnis against the Houthis for 7 years and got trounced. They bombed the Houthis till they were tired and they still lost to those zombie whitewalkers who still took out half of their oil capacity and will do so again if Saudi no mellow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abqaiq%E2%80%93Khurais_attack

Houthis who spend 25% of their water growing Khat are just religious zealots fighting a religious war. Against the Saudis uta a 1400 war between the Shia and Sunni . Iran also fighting for supremacy attacks Saudi using the Houthi.

When both Sunni and Shia are not fighting each other , they go for other religions..
A Houthi soldier who is killed by Americans is a martyr. Accorded high honours by their society

Iran is the head of the snake, Reagan bombed Iran and they dindu nothing

IjeBos:
Most of the posts from MAGAs on this thread about these tariffs have been similar to this.

The argument that somehow tariffing China so that things like Iphone production can come to the US will allow people to work 1 job takes a special amount of Economic illiteracy to make.

At least take some time and think through the idiotic things in your mind before you pen them and put it on full display for to world to see.

You can blame inflation, but how many people work more than one job to make ends meet.
What percentage of Americans actually save money?

ObaIgwe1:
1. Chinese Yuan being all time low is not necessarily bad for China, especially at this time of Trade war. Most time China deliberately bring down the value of Yuan. The goal is to make Chinese products cheaper for exports.

2. Of what use is an economic team to Trump when he believes he knows more than the experts and he alone can solve problems?

3. Yes China/Chinese exporters don't pay any tariff to Nigeria and no country pay any tariff whatsoever, but importers of these goods pay the tariff and the cost would be passed down to the consumers. Make no mistake about it, no West African nation charge as much as Nigeria on imports. Or why do you think cars and other imported commodities are cheaper in Cotonou and smugglers takes big risk to smuggle these goods through our porous bother? The problem with many Nigerians is that they prefer imported goods to 'show off' even when better qualities are made in Nigeria. But then it's their money, if they can afford it, let then flex it. But be rest assured the Government collect heavy duties on these imports. Nigeria Customs brings in one of the highest revenue to Govt after oil revenue, despite all the corruption in the system.

4. Don't mistake over bloated ego for balls.

Trump already has a position about reversing the trade imbalances. That's why voters went for him.
His close team if advisors are people

Scott Bessent, nominated as Treasury Secretary, is a hedge fund manager whose wealth is estimated in the hundreds of millions, though some reports suggest he may be a billionaire. His exact net worth is unclear due to limited public disclosure, but his financial success is well-documented.

Howard Lutnick, nominated as Commerce Secretary, is the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, with an estimated net worth of around $2 billion.

Elon Musk, co-heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is the world’s richest person, with a net worth exceeding $400 billion as of late 2024, driven by his stakes in Tesla, SpaceX, and other ventures.

Vivek Ramaswamy, also co-heading DOGE, is a biotech entrepreneur with a net worth of approximately $1.1 billion.

Kelly Loeffler, nominated to lead the Small Business Administration, has a combined net worth with her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, estimated at over $1 billion.

Paul Atkins, nominated as SEC Chair, is reported to have a net worth of at least $1 billion, largely tied to his family wealth and business interests


These are people who had "a meeting of the minds " with Trump. Not just employees working to please the master because they already have mortgages.

Feel free to withdraw your assertions.

descarado:
Mine is kitchen stuffs and clothing

If you can make those three things , you can manufacture a whole lot more stuff. Means you have n established iron, steel and aluminum industry.

Ibime:
Nigga ain't nobody unemployed

No matter how much you repeat this line won't make it true

Unemployment is at historic lows (4%)

Fighting a problem that doesn't exist or trying to cap won't change reality

Employment boku to the point the equivalent of the low grade jobs you are chasing from China are abundant in America and are being filled by illegal Mexicans rather than Americans cos ain't nobody want that bullshit. If you sack all the illegal Mexicans today, there are more jobs than people, so what's the point adding more Mexican level jobs?

Only a drug addict or someone with mental health issues will be unemployed in America today if they are serious.

There were days a single working parent would raise their children, educate them,buy a house and retire in comfort.
How many are in gainful employment, not needing 2 or 3 jobs to pay their bills.

feedthenation:
---Stop changing the subject---I didn’t ask about Russia not being on the tariff list — that much is obvious due to the multiple sanctions imposed following the Ukraine war---My question is straightforward---why has Putin not yet accepted or even partially agreed to the ceasefire agreement to end the war?--

---You have a habit of diverting direct questions---Since you seem to know much about Felon 47’s talking points--let me ask again---why hasn’t Putin agreed to a ceasefire?---

I was responding to your earlier insinuation of Putin being Trump puppeteer.
As for the ceasefire Trump is currently preoccupied in "crashing the US economy, stopping Social Security, , enriching the billionire class, delegatibg to co president Elon Musk ,disregarding court orders ,etc" .
Putin I think has smelt the blood -Zelensky is not getting much aid, before they agree to talks he probably will have annexed every inch he needs. Why go for a ceasefire when you are on the roll. My thoughts.

Leaked documents show that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is a part of Maduro efforts to destabilize the American society .Cartel members have links to the highest authorities and have some paramilitary training.

https://www.emerald.tv/p/did-venezuela-invade-america-in-secret

IOW they part of a government supported invasion force

descarado:
Your country Nigeria import everything from them with zero tarrif. Wonder why we have weak naira.

My top list of items we should ban importing is nuts, bolts and ball bearings.

China imposed 84% tariffs on US imports in retaliation. Don't think Trump is backing down
Suggestions he removes Chinese companies from Wall Street listing.

" I think it’s unfortunate that the Chinese actually don’t want to come and negotiate, because they are the worst offenders in the international trading system,” Bessent

EU voted to retaliate on $25B with if imports from America.

raumdeuter:
We cannot do much about automation and Technology but the offshoring that we can, why wont a leader try to address that?
If you have pain in your head and your leg at the same time, why is it bad to relieve that of your leg even if you cant solve both?

The entire world is fighting the US b placing unreasonable tariff on US, they claim they are protecting their own local companies, So why cant the US protect its own local companies?

I wholeheartedly support Trump effort to slay the Panda Dragon. Don't know how they did it ,many African countries import everything from toothpicks,matchboxes,needles, children toys,pencils etc from China

feedthenation:
---you don't need to open the link---answer the simple question---what has been Putin's position on the ceasefire agreement---put together by Felon 47 and his team of foreign policy amateurs---

Poor attempt from you at Trump is Putin's bitch
There are sanctions on Russia already no trade as such apart from contracts such as NASA space missions and Nuclear Fuels.

Here is a list of tariffs to countries affected
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1909810890284908985
[b]
unusual_whales
@unusual_whales
BREAKING: World wide US tariffs start in 30 minutes.

Here is the full list:
China - 104
Lesotho - 50
Cambodia - 49
Laos - 48
Madagascar - 47
Vietnam - 46
Myanmar - 44
Sri Lanka - 44
Falkland Islands - 41
Syria - 41
Mauritius - 40
Iraq - 39
Guyana - 38
Bangladesh - 37
Botswana - 37
Liechtenstein - 37
Serbia - 37
Thailand - 36
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 35
North Macedonia - 33
Angola - 32
Fiji - 32
Indonesia - 32
Taiwan - 32
Libya - 31
Moldova - 31
Switzerland - 31
Algeria - 30
Nauru - 30
South Africa - 30
Pakistan - 29
Tunisia - 28
Kazakhstan - 27
India - 26
South Korea - 25
Brunei - 24
Japan - 24
Malaysia - 24
Vanuatu - 22
Côte d’Ivoire - 21
Namibia - 21
European Union - 20
Jordan - 20
Nicaragua - 18
Zimbabwe - 18
Israel - 17
Malawi - 17
Philippines - 17
Zambia - 17
Mozambique - 16
Norway - 15
Venezuela - 15
Nigeria - 14
Chad - 13
Equatorial Guinea - 13
Cameroon - 11
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 11
Afghanistan - 10
Albania - 10
Andorra - 10
Anguilla - 10
Antigua and Barbuda - 10
Argentina - 10
Armenia - 10
Aruba - 10
Australia - 10
Azerbaijan - 10
Bahamas - 10
Bahrain - 10
Barbados - 10
Belize - 10
Benin - 10
Bermuda - 10
Bhutan - 10
Bolivia - 10
Brazil - 10
British Indian Ocean Territory - 10
British Virgin Islands - 10
Burundi - 10
Cabo Verde - 10
Cayman Islands - 10
Central African Republic - 10
Chile - 10
Christmas Island - 10
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - 10
Colombia - 10
Comoros - 10
Cook Islands - 10
Costa Rica - 10
Curaçao - 10
Djibouti - 10
Dominica - 10
Dominican Republic - 10
Ecuador - 10
Egypt - 10
El Salvador - 10
Eritrea - 10
Eswatini - 10
Ethiopia - 10
French Guiana - 10
French Polynesia - 10
Gabon - 10
Gambia - 10
Georgia - 10
Ghana - 10
Gibraltar - 10
Grenada - 10
Guadeloupe - 10
Guatemala - 10
Guinea - 10
Guinea-Bissau - 10
Haiti - 10
Heard and McDonald Islands - 10
Honduras - 10
Iceland - 10
Iran - 10
Jamaica - 10
Kenya - 10
Kiribati - 10
Kosovo - 10
Kuwait - 10
Kyrgyzstan - 10
Lebanon - 10
Liberia - 10
Maldives - 10
Mali - 10
Marshall Islands - 10
Martinique - 10
Mauritania - 10
Mayotte - 10
Micronesia - 10
Monaco - 10
Mongolia - 10
Montenegro - 10
Montserrat - 10
Morocco - 10
Nepal - 10
New Zealand - 10
Niger - 10
Norfolk Island - 10
Oman - 10
Panama - 10
Papua New Guinea - 10
Paraguay - 10
Peru - 10
Qatar - 10
Republic of the Congo - 10
Réunion - 10
Rwanda - 10
Saint Helena - 10
Saint Kitts and Nevis - 10
Saint Lucia - 10
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - 10
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 10
Samoa - 10
San Marino - 10
São Tomé and Príncipe - 10
Saudi Arabia - 10
Senegal - 10
Sierra Leone - 10
Singapore - 10
Sint Maarten - 10
Solomon Islands - 10
South Sudan - 10
Sudan - 10
Suriname - 10
Svalbard and Jan Mayen - 10
Tajikistan - 10
Tanzania - 10
Timor-Leste - 10
Togo - 10
Tokelau - 10
Tonga - 10
Trinidad and Tobago - 10
Turkey - 10
Turkmenistan - 10
Turks and Caicos Islands - 10
Tuvalu - 10
Uganda - 10
Ukraine - 10
United Arab Emirates - 10
United Kingdom - 10
Uruguay - 10
Uzbekistan - 10
Yemen - 10[/b]

feedthenation:
---Oga Sir---as Felon 47 and MAGA mouthpiece---what is the latest on the expected signing of the ceasefire by Putin---

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-endless-ceasefire-excuses-are-proof-that-putin-does-not-want-peace/

I see Atlantic council and replied to you instead if oorning the link.
What do you notice from these honorary Atlantis Council list.

Honorary Directors
James A. Baker, III
Robert M. Gates
James N. Mattis
Michael G. Mullen
Leon E. Panetta
William J. Perry
Condoleezza Rice
Horst Teltschik
William H. Webster

feedthenation:
---In what way will China lose---when the devaluation of the yuan will make Chinese products so much cheaper for Non-US customers---other markets will be opened which is excellent news for no tariff countries---i'm totally against the cheap / inferior products from China---

So China devalues the Yuan. Its products become cheaper to export.
Chinese economy takes to the stratosphere
Problem solved.

That suggestion could you an honorary PhD. Spread it.

GloriousGbola:
during ww2 america said not our business until it became their business. that is the way it works. you guys want to relearn the lessons of ww2. you say greed is good. dictators say the same. hitler decided he wanted the resources of his neighbors and he kept ion expanding - because like you say greed is good, and that is really all that matters

americans said it was not their business - until japan bombed pearl harbor. today russia is also expanding in west africa. greed is good. we are big brother nigeria and it is not our business, until we see demonstrators waving Russian flags and realize it actually is our business

charles taylor started his mess in liberia. then he expanded to sierra leone. if big brother nigeria said not our business, who know what the map would look like today ? how many more countries would taylor have destabilized in his mad dash for resources ?


i have a friend who lives in lekki. house with a high fence , dogs the whole works. for months all his neighbors were being robbed, but his house was impregnable. then one night he woke up to the robbers in his bedroom. they told him he better have something for them, because they worked to get into his house. that is what hapens with greed and bullies. it will never be enough. and if you ignore teh bullies long enough, they can grow big enough to take you one


same way american greed meant everyone was looking away and saying not my business until china became a behemoth that could not be pushed around.

America kneecapped Japanese industry in the 1980s with the semi conductor agreement. but china is more powerful and not a client state, so that will not work

neither will trumps tariffs. all that will happen is that americans purchasing power will drop, and americans will have to abandon consumerism for sustainability

America came out of W2 largely unscathed and wiser heads used that opportunity to build american hegemony. today you are cheering as it is all thrown away. would you have emigrated to an america of the low wages trump is chasing? would it have been worth it?

China tariffs are at 104% today. Apple flew in 5 cargo planes before the tariffs kicked in.
Will be a protracted war. As I've noted elsewhere, Japan and Korea will be the first to hold trade talks with Trump admin.
China cancelled 185 Boeing orders (around $10-12B) in favour of their commercial airline supplier COMAC though most of it was largely Boeing.

Trump wasn't happy about that

feedthenation:
---Doubt which 70 countries have called in---the initial tariffs were only extended to 60 countries for a start---but China is certainly not one of them---

You didn't see the list The island of penguins was also included .
China is not calling, it's breathing fire and brimstone over it's legitimate right to access America market.
Do you live in a bunker?

"I want to emphasize that there is no winner in a trade war, and China does not want a trade war, but the Chinese government will by no means sit by when the legitimate rights and interests of its people are being hurt and deprived," said an official with the ministry........
......China hopes the United States will immediately remove its unilateral imposition of tariffs, and work with China to strengthen dialogue, manage differences, and promote cooperation.......that it is a typical act of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying for the United States to take tariffs as a weapon of exerting maximum pressure and pursuing self-interest

cococandy:
I guess it won’t sound so dramatic when you say it how it actually is. You have to dramatize and embellish for shock value.

Bills always have good intentions, many have hidden clauses.
You can lose custody of your child if you refuse to accept their feelings that they are in a different body.

HB25-1312. This bill enshrines that if you are having a custody dispute and your child is suffering from gender identity delusions, not affirming those delusions are considered child abuse and grounds for losing custody.”

Insurers must cover gender transitions .. including for children. What could go wrong?
HB25-1309, requires that all health insurance plans sold in the state cover medical gender transition interventions

Taxpayers should fund abortions. Noone should be forced to fund abortions..
SB25-183, which requires taxpayers to fund abortionsThe bill repeals a constitutional amendment that prohibited the use of taxpayer dollars on abortions and adds one, recognizing the right to an abortion and prohibiting Colorado state and local governments from denying, impeding, or discriminating against the exercise of that right, including prohibiting health insurance companies from excluding coverage for abortion,

If you are OK with that ,well and good.