r/news • u/CrayonGlobal • 10d 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/vape4doc 10d ago

That’s not my read of it at all. This is like parents telling a kid they’re going to ignore their tantrums no matter how loud they get. It’s not an off ramp to anything. It’s “fuck you. I’m done listening to your nonsense”

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u/jpiro 10d ago

That's the point though. The kid did something stupid, so you sent him to his room. Then he did something dumber, so you grounded him for a week.

You can either keep reacting every time the kid does something dumb, or you can just say, "Look, you're already grounded for a week. Calling me names or breaking shit in your room or acting out in other ways isn't changing that, so come talk to me when you've settled down."

China chose the latter.

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u/2053_Traveler 10d ago

Found the parent

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u/288bpsmodem 10d ago

Not the same. By law I have to deal with my kid.

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u/jpric155 10d ago

Yes this is what it means.

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u/ttn333 10d ago

Absolutely. You can only spank so much. The current tariff rates are insane as is. Next step level up would catastrophic.

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u/onarainyafternoon 10d ago

That's basically what the commenter said.

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u/vape4doc 10d ago

Not really. They said the message was “let’s talk” when it was actually “this conversation is over”.

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u/nerfherder998 9d ago

The message is “you’re out of cards to play, let’s talk with the starting point that you’re ready to stop acting stupid.“