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From: "A. Filip" <anfi@onionmail.org>
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Subject: Re: Why =?utf-8?Q?Trump=E2=80=99s?= China trade war retreat may be
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 01:11:27 +0200
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ltlee1@hotmail.com (ltlee1) wrote:
> From Asia Times
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Why Trump’s China trade war retreat may be fleeting
> If there’s anything that animates and activates the art-of-the-deal
> president, it’s being perceived as a negotiation loser
>
> by William Pesek May 13, 2025
> […]
> Trump and his surrogates are pretzeling themselves trying to spin this
> as anything other than a disastrous climbdown. But there’s just no way
> to sugarcoat the popping of champagne corks in Beijing today as Trump’s
> 145% tariffs are collapsed to 30% for at least 90 days.
> […]

145% tariffs make _some_ sense as the big show of the big stick before
going back to talking softly.  It makes _some_ sense in fixing the
single issue.  It makes even some sense in long term quite like
"be aware that Bush-3 may invade YOU".  Is it wise or _strategically_
cost effective? IMHO *NOT*.

You don't win battles to lose wars.

-- 
A. Filip
| "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."  (Mark Twain)