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From: John B. <jbslocomb@fictitious.site>
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Subject: Re: China Tariff Deal?
Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 20:38:00 -0700
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On Fri, 16 May 2025 17:45:13 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Thu May 15 19:28:23 2025 John B.  wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 May 2025 01:31:31 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >On Thu May 15 18:03:50 2025 John B.  wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 15 May 2025 19:45:16 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >On one of the news shows I heard that China has made a tariff deal with 
>> >> the US. I won't believe that until it is varified by the White House
>> >> but this morning I got an add for a 3D printed saddle.
>> >> >
>> >> >They were initially $28 and then after this tariff whoorah they went
>> >>  to $56. Then this morning there was an add for the same saddle for
>> >> $17-$22. I would take this as a hint that a tariff deal had been set
>> >> since China lost 90% of their market and Taiwan picked it up. China
>> >> simply could not go on with that for long.
>> >> >
>> >> >But perhaps this was all upon rumors so we have to wait and see.
>> >> 
>> >> In the real world the US amounts to 14%  of 
>> >> China's foreign trade.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >OK, then I guess you don't understand that the US can tell other countries to stop doing business with 
>> >China ande make that 14% more than 50%. Funny thing, the world being protected by the US nuclear umbrella. 
>> 
>> Yup,you ar right I didnt know that the U.S. was forcing countries to
>> not trade with China. Care t0 post a list.
>> 
>> Oh! Yes! along with the proof that you know what you are talking
>> about.
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>John, - because a deal has been struck there won't be an 
trade deals "Top Trump administration officials said they reached a
trade agreement with China after two days of negotiations in Geneva,
marking a potentially massive victory for President Donald Trump amid
his trade war with Beijing."

4 days agoThe Trump administration and China have agreed to slash
tariffs for the next 90 days in a push to deescalate a trade war
between the two countries.

You show you mine if you'll show me yours..... 

Or in clearer terms somebody convinced Tromp that shooting himself in
th foot was not the best idea.
 
--
cheers,

John B.