by c-oreills on 4/7/25, 3:56 PM with 17 comments
by dave4420 on 4/7/25, 4:11 PM
Didn’t think so.
by AnimalMuppet on 4/7/25, 4:49 PM
For whatever reason, Trump is taking the stance that China must immediately accept these tariffs without retaliation. But politically, Xi cannot be seen as submitting to Trump's pressure. So either China gives, or Trump gives, or neither gives and China is seen as openly defying Trump. Only one of those is a "win" from Trump's perspective, and it's the one that will never happen.