Trump says China tariffs will drop 'substantially – but it won't be zero' (theguardian.com) 14 points by voxadam 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] duxup 1y ago ↗ This was just.. what? A fit? [–] inverted_flag 1y ago ↗ I think he genuinely thought China would immediately cave and he could score an easy deal off of them. [–] [dead] suraci 1y ago ↗ [flagged] [–] lawn 1y ago ↗ It's the Art of the deal in full display.Or in plain English, he's weak and incompetent and he folded.
[–] inverted_flag 1y ago ↗ I think he genuinely thought China would immediately cave and he could score an easy deal off of them. [–] [dead] suraci 1y ago ↗ [flagged]
[–] lawn 1y ago ↗ It's the Art of the deal in full display.Or in plain English, he's weak and incompetent and he folded.
[–] nabla9 1y ago ↗ As predicted.>Trump will cave within 1-2 weeks is my prediction. He will declare losing as winning and that will be it. Tariffs will return to more manageable levels.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43656307
[–] cauesmelo 1y ago ↗ Looking forward to the next chapters. Let's see if Trump dropping some of the tarrifs will make China drop some too.
[–] fjfaase 1y ago ↗ I wonder if China will drop its restrictions, such as on the export of rare metals, even if he would lower the tarrifs to zero.
[–] rsynnott 1y ago ↗ Very much declaring victory while admitting defeat, here. Did anyone ever suggest it would be zero, Donald? Was it zero before?
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 44.7 ms ] threadOr in plain English, he's weak and incompetent and he folded.
>Trump will cave within 1-2 weeks is my prediction. He will declare losing as winning and that will be it. Tariffs will return to more manageable levels.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43656307