China well prepared to take on the American terrorists

 China must continue to develop its domestic demand, which is very important move in the face of external threats, which may come at any time. Trump's tariffs are one example of such external threat that China must keep planning to overcome and not wait for the event to take place before it happens. Thankfully, China is ready this time and already well prepared for it.

Having said that, China is also doing right in upgrading and increasing its military spending. Just treat those howling and fabrication by others regarding China's increase military budget and consider them as mere irritants or noises. China's action is for its own protection which it needs, not to cater to what others wants to force China to do to suit their agenda. Whatever military alliances China is forging has no basis for others to complain about. Not with Russia, not with ASEAN, not with the Pacific Islands. Chinese Defense Minister, Dong Jun, is visiting Vietnam to enhance defense ties further, his second visit so far.

The USA and the West can keep speculating and downsizing China's weapon system developments, fighter jets and aircraft carriers, calling them junks. If they are junks, why bother with them, am I right? Without the usual spying ability resulting from China's cutting off Western spying with its 5G and dismantling of Western loopholes using Western apps, the West is now using speculation when talking about Chinese fighter jets and aircraft carriers, by just using satellite images to cull their information.

Anonymous

Trump's tariff war falling into pieces

 Scott Bessent appeared extremely nervous and stammering at times when answering questions on the tariff war. This shows that his arguments are flimsy and full of flaws at best and shows that the USA is not going to win easily the tariff war against China as he had earlier gloated.

But the White House bimbo spokesperson still had the audacity to claim about so much winning in every policy pushed out by the Trump administration. She is such a prolific liar but completely exposed when answering difficult questions posed by Journalists by avoiding them with vague template replies that Trump is looking into it.

Why is Trump now pulling back and exempting tariffs on laptop computers and electronic equipment made in China and other countries under his tariffs? These are also competing with USA manufacturers if I am not wrong. The main reason trotted out was that they now know that such tariffs are also punishing Apple and other USA companies that have manufacturing in China, and all other countries under reciprocal tariffs. Of course, China is at the forefront of such exports to the USA besides some others, though not at the same level.

But taking the issue further, in my personal opinion, I do wonder whether this has anything to do with the banning of critical rare earth elements by China, which is putting a strain on USA production, with competing demands from the USA military as well. Bear in mind that these are quite high value exports coming into the USA from China, not the toys and clothing, and has a high bearing on the trade surplus that China is reaping. Little by little, the shit is moving nearer to the fan, and Trump's economic advisors like Pete Navarro and Scott Bessent are finding out that some things are not what they just see on the surface. This is now a highly intricately woven global economy and is not within the one size fits all solution.

Anonymous

Trump blinked, removing his added tariffs on laptops and electronic equipment from China and everyone else

 Someone just blinked over the tariff war, but it was not China. Xi did not go to Washington to kiss Trump's arse, yet Trump is already removing his added tariffs on laptops and electronic equipment from China and everyone else. The world should take the same stand against the USA bully and not cave in, taking the cue from China. The USA needs China and the rest of the world more than what the world needs from USA. The US$ is toxic and the world does not need a weaponized currency that could be used against them next.

Trump himself will cave in when reality hits, like the pressure from USA companies hitting him like a bolt of lightning to wake him up now. Many companies will face bankruptcy operating in China and USA and needing Chinese parts and raw materials to make their products. Any increase in tariffs by doubling their price is insane. So, will it be spun into so much winning already that Trump is very generous to grant relief to China? Or should we say that Trump is now caving in to China as many have been saying.

I am waiting to hear who among the 50 touted to be queuing up to kiss Trump's arse are going to do it, besides Taiwan. Is Taiwan representing the 50 touted so far, just like the two thousand surveyed in ASEAN as representing all the more than 600 million in ASEAN who wants the USA to be around ASEAN instead of China.

It will also be interesting to see how the negotiations are to be conducted with the Penguins and seals on a remote island, if they are also among the 50 countries waiting to kiss Trump's arse. The USA will probably need Penguin from the Batman movie to come out to do the negotiating, LOL.

I think the 'kiss my arse' comment is putting countries off, not to be seen as dogs kissing their master's bottom or even licking it. Some are probably ashamed to be designated as arse kissers and being humiliated like animals.

Anonymous

Chinese manufacturers advising Americans to buy direct from their factories

 Chinese manufacturers are now going on Tik Tok advising consumers to bypass the importers and retailers in the USA and ordering direct from factories in China at factory prices. Wonder how this will work out, cutting out the middlemen, the ones that are making the most profit by gouging besides the brand owners.

The Chinese manufacturing sector is now exposing the wide scam about demonizing Chinese products as junk, and are educating consumers that the products they thought were made in Italy or USA were actually not the truth, when the reality is that they were all made in China just without labels stitched on, sent to Italy or USA factories, stuck with their logo and passed on as being made in Italy or USA. More than 80% of Chinese manufacturers are doing that on behalf of top end global names.

Wonder how consumers are going to react.

Anonymous

American good life will collapse without China

 The daft Americans are still spreading lies about American trade deficit with China. These congenital liars chose to pick on specific items to demonise China without wanting to tell the whole picture of how the Americans are benefitting from its trade with China and even the trade deficit in goods is to the advantage of the Americans. Other than trade deficit in goods, America has trade surplus in selling goods and services to China which they intentionally sought not to talk about it. Neither would it disclose that the trade deficit in goods included the goods reimported to America by American companies in China.

The Trump regime intentionally chose not to look at the whole picture, mischievous misrepresented only a part of the overall trade with China and the world. Capitalism is all about maximising profits by taking advantage of comparative advantage and maximising on lower cost of production. The Americans may appear to lose out in one sector, to one country, but making up from other sectors and other countries. Not to forget, the trade deficit is all paid in monopoly money that the Americans could print unlimited.

The $450 billion imports from China are not rubbish but essential and necessary goods, parts and components that the Americans and American businesses need, to make life better with cheaper and better quality goods and to keep American factories running with lower cost parts and components from China.

Assuming that the Americans cut off completely the $450 billion imports from China, the Americans must get the goods, parts and components from other sources. The Americans must find the suppliers that can produce the same quantity and quality of goods, parts and components that they stop importing from China. Very likely the rest of the world would not be able to provide the same goods, parts and components to America, and the American people and manufacturers would take a direct hit for the breakdown of these supply chains.

The daft and devious Americans refused to acknowledge that the $450 billion imports were extremely beneficial and needed by Americans and American manufacturers, cannot be replaced. Without China, they would have to pay more for everything and may not even get them.

It is good that this tariff war is on and let the daft and slimy Americans experience a world without China to satisfy their needs at the lowest prices. When trade is totally decoupled, the quality of life of the Americans would suffer a heavy blow, unable to find the goods they need, unable to pay for them at the price China used to bill them. The rest of the world combined would not be able to do what China is doing for the Americans.

Good luck, dumb hillbillies.