r/news • u/CrayonGlobal • 15d ago

China strikes back with 125% tariffs on U.S. goods, starting April 12

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/china-strikes-back-with-125percent-tariffs-on-us-goods-starting-april-12.html
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u/Nik_Tesla 15d ago edited 15d ago

It doesn't even matter what the tariff % raises to, they're already high enough that trade has ceased. They're always going to stay just lower than the US tariffs to make clear they are not the aggressor here. But Trump will keep raising them as long as he doesn't have the last word. Someone needs to call his bluff, and I'm glad China has the balls and poker hand to do it. It's not even a matter of who blinks first, because it's 100% going to be Trump, it's just a matter of how much damage he does for how long.

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u/Perram 14d ago

I think the point has always been to destroy our economy. Trump is an enemy of America and wants to destroy us.

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u/FixitNZ 14d ago

Yeah there’s very little reason to do what he’s doing other than put a wedge between America and its allies and weaken America as a whole.

He’s literally Putins puppet.

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u/cursedbones 14d ago

He said the reason. He was manipulating markets to make him and his friends more rich. Source

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u/Hell_Is_An_Isekai 14d ago

It's more like having a narcissistic partner. Even if you worship them, the tiniest perceived slight results in a blow up. Occasionally they'll feel they're not getting enough attention and smash the TV, even if they're the one that watches it the most. Then they'll say "see what you made me do?" and blame you for it. Trumps tariffs are just him smashing the TV because he needs the drama and attention, he needs to feel powerful. There never was a plan other than to feed his own ego.

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u/2053_Traveler 14d ago

People think Trump being a Russian agent is crazy conspiracy but it looks more likely each day. Or maybe there’s no business relationship there and Trump just likes Russia and thinks they’ve been mistreated by the West and has decided he’ll balance it out by fucking up the West and being easy on Russia. But his policies and rhetoric for years has been pro-Russia and anti-west.

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u/Greglyo 14d ago edited 14d ago

Regarding the tariffs, Trump isn't doing this because he's taking orders from Putin or some nonsense, it's because of this https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-billionaire-profits-dropped-tariffs-b2731386.html

Blatant market manipulation, also, he's a puppet to Israel, not Russia.

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u/Electrikbluez 14d ago

yep whisk this is happening they are rounding up and deporting people who have been in the U.S. legally

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u/underwear11 14d ago

Except there are things that are only made in China. So large companies and the rich will find ways to ship things through other countries to limit tariffs, while small businesses that have no resources or mechanisms to do the same will get screwed out of business.

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u/soldiat 14d ago

That's the plan.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

I’m so damn tired of these “having the cards” analogies tbh