Politics Tariffs/Trade Wars

[Mike1976]

Personally I think the US/China relationship is now past the tipping point one way or another and the Chinese have started the countdown on Taiwan. Sometime after the next US election, which we all know will be a divisive manure movie. But before something else major happens that could degrade China's chances of success.

I believe it will happen around or even before the mid terms. China's besides their ship building rush have been assembling amphibious sustainment capability and sending Naval forces to gauge response time and capability around the Pacific. The US is sending AShM to the region.

Whether they will concentrate on Taiwan or strike at the Philippines and bases around the Pacific at the same time like the Japanese did I'm not sure about.

 

[primer]

Most orders with them need a deposit so there must be really stressed US buyers right now. But if China decides to carry out the threat then this hard weaning from the tit is good thing.
These little trinkets of consumer satisfaction can be deferred or forgotten. We went through covid lock downs and are still here. Rather go though an ah well its not in stock than a lock down.

 

[Picanha]

Please tell me you don’t t believe what you just typed.

Didn't he link a trade deal for UK to removal of UK national legislation regarding whatever woke laws he discovered there?

I got the impression from the article.

 

[Picanha]

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[primer]

Milton Friedman?

 

[primer]

Haven't we seen the results? Trump didn't just get elected on a whim.

 

[PEMM]

If US slapped 25% tariffs and EU would do the same, could EU replace the lost trade? In such event 17.5% decrease on exports to the US is forecast. (Less clickbait title for the video)

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[Hiryu2.0]

China stops buying liquefied gas from US

Standstill shows how Sino-American trade war has spilled into energy sector

www.ft.com

 

[Hiryu2.0]

https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-says-china-has-reached-out-tariffs-tiktok-deal-may-wait-2025-04-17/

 

[Junglejim]

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Looks like the Japanese are pissed

 

[Junglejim]

https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-shippers-await-word-us-plan-hit-china-linked-vessels-with-port-fees-2025-04-17/

Since the tariff and the port fees for chinese ships, look at the West Coast ports...

Compared to the Asian ports...

Expect a lot of surprises in the supply of goods in the next few weeks.

 

[Hiryu2.0]

China Turns to Canada for Oil as U.S. Trade Tensions Boil Over

As the U.S.-China trade war deepens, global energy flows are shifting in real time—and one of the clearest signs of this economic realignment is China’s growing appetite for Canadian crude oil.

atlasnews.news

 

[Junglejim]

https://tribuneonlineng.com/trade-war-china-completely-stops-buying-liquefied-gas-from-the-us/

As China now opens up to Russian LNG and oil exports, this would deal a devastating blow to Ukraine and threatens Europe.

 

[Chazman]

While I think these hate speech laws are not great, I doubt any serious country is going to hand their sovereignty in such way over a trade deal.

Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal

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[Hiryu2.0]

China, Cambodia vow supply chain cooperation, sign canal deal

BEIJING: China and Cambodia have agreed to build safe and stable supply chains together and to strengthen cooperation in transportation infrastructure, they said in a joint statement released by China's foreign ministry on Friday (Apr 18). The two countries also signed a deal on the construction...

www.channelnewsasia.com

 

[HorniePonie]

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I was under the impression that the US immigration services screen social media for antisemitism too.

 

[Chazman]

I was under the impression that the US immigration services screen social media for antisemitism too.

Not that I know of. I also just read today, that a girl in Spain was arrested for giving speech on immigrants the commie government didn't like.

 

[HorniePonie]

Not that I know of. I also just read today, that a girl in Spain was arrested for giving speech on immigrants the commie government didn't like.

DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism | USCIS

Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.

www.uscis.gov

Not saying it's bad. Just that social media screening and repercussions exist.

 

[Mike1976]

I was under the impression that the US immigration services screen social media for antisemitism too.

Not that I know of. I also just read today, that a girl in Spain was arrested for giving speech on immigrants the commie government didn't like.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-vet-social-media-accounts-for-visa-applicants-who-visited-gaza-after-2007/

 

[PEMM]

a girl in Spain was arrested for giving speech on immigrants the commie government didn't like.

Spanish government gave an arrest order? Or how are they directly involved in that particular case?