Trump is threatening to jack up tariffs on China by an additional 50% unless Beijing abandons its retaliatory duties on U.S. imports.

Trump in a Truth Social post gave China until Tuesday to undo its 34% tariffs, imposed in response to the “reciprocal” duties unveiled at the White House last week.

Trump also wrote that he will cancel all planned talks with China if they do not comply with his demand.

  • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    If you’re going to start a war, you better know for a fact that you can win. Trump thinks he knows, but he doesn’t know shit.

    The US has a terminal disease: hubris. This is what it’s like to live in an empire in decline.

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      4 months ago

      The US has a terminal disease: hubris. This is what it’s like to live in an empire in decline.

      This is exactly what I thought of Russia after their failed invasion of Ukraine. Generally regarded as a super power prior, they put on display how atrophied their millitary had become by not being able to steam roll Ukraine.

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        4 months ago

        yet europeans are still afraid that russia is going to conquer europe somehow.

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            4 months ago

            they’re barely able to advance and even then at very steep costs; their victory will be pyrrhic at best

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                4 months ago

                i doubt very much that they want a nuclear wasteland next to them nor do they have any history of using nuclear weapons; however europe’s ally does and they’re already in the process of screwing over europe more than russia could ever hope to achieve.

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          I’m Mostly just worried about nukes and someone on there side will follow through.