It’s almost as if the “Left” is rooting for The Chicoms.It's almost as if Trump's doing his best to get the USA in a position so that China can fuck America. The Chinese trade surplus with the USA is only 1.5% of its GDP. Admittedly it would be somewhat higher if you counted Chinese materials and products shipped to places like Vietnam that are incorporated into goods exported to America. But the tariffs on China will be no sweat off of Xi's back.
Which is likely true since TDS compels them to do so. Originally Posted by Jacky S
On the other hand the USA is going to start paying more for steel, aluminum, pharmaceuticals, certain electronic components and machinery, batteries, you name it. We won't be able to keep up in an arms race with China, because they'll be able to build up their military so much more cheaply. Hell, if China continues to suspend exports of rare earth elements and magnets, we may not be able to manufacture modern missiles, planes, satellites, drones, vehicles, medical devices, and motors period.
If Donald, the very stable genius, had thought this through, he would have implemented measures to build up our infrastructure and supply chains and manufacturing capability so we'd have ready access to products important to our security without access to Chinese products. But he didn't. Or perhaps as reported by the WSJ he's trying to get that going now. Well, if that's the case, the cat's out of the bag. China's not going to look up someday and suddenly realize the USA has other sources for rare earth products and the like.
