The levy on Chinese built ships calling at USA ports is to start on October 14th. China's retaliation has been immediate, with similar levies on ships owned or operated by USA companies calling at Chinese ports starting from the same date. Has Trump thought seriously about his plan or just throwing tantrums once again without thinking what lies ahead?
'I like it when the plan comes together' is a quote by Hannibal Smith, the leader of the TV series The A-team, played by George Peppard. Trump has a plan and China waited for him to put it up before retaliating. So far, so good. China has not gone far enough yet with Boeing planes taking a hit landing at Chinese airports. That will be more fun.
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The USA must always remember that what is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander. China is taking a leaf from the USA's actions to hit back where it hurts.
Why is Trump going ballistic about the 'hostile' addition of more rare earth elements by China? China is making sure that the USA cannot make more weapons for war, and to ensure that China is not the ultimate target of the USA. If countries were to use Chinese rare earth exports for legitimate purposes instead of making weapons, what is there to fear. China does not condone the leak of countries reselling such rare earth elements to the USA to make weapons to target China. This is China's National Security at risk and China has every right to control it. Did Xi gloated about countries having to go to Beijing to kiss his arse in order to get rare earth supplies? Xi is more civilize than that.
Suffice to say, how 'hostile' is this rare earth move by China compared to Trump's tariff war against each and every country in the world, more so with the addition of insult to injury by proclaiming that every country's leader must go to Washington to kiss his arse. How belligerent and immoral can a leader behave is astounding.
China is serious about decoupling and it not just cowering in fear of losing the USA market. Loss of the USA market will not collapse China's economy, just finding alternatives will tide it through.
USA farmers on the other hand are trapped in a hole dug by its leaders. Just like the Europeans that dug their own hole just trying to support the USA in its proxy war against Russia.
If USA is so great, why not just decouple from China? Why creating all the problems for the rest of the world. Just leave China to do business with the rest of the world in its own way.
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