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Trump not believed to dare start tariffs war out of fear of WTO fines
Zhang Xiangchen, China's deputy international trade representative, said his country would defend its rights under World Trade Organization tariff rules should Trump uphold his campaign threats to levy punitive duties on China-made goods, which, according to an Auxtralian expert, is “very unlikely” to happen. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesHa, ha, a British commentator opining on US policy - clutching at straws.
Nov 25th, 2016 - 01:27 am - Link - Report abuse -2It does not seem to have occurred to this Brit that Trump has probably already calculated that in a game of chicken over the WTO the PRC will back down first.
One of the collateral effects of the election of Trump is that it has exposed the desperation of the British that the world is going to continue as before. I doubt that it will.
I can take no joy in making this prediction. After all I am one of the beneficiaries of free trade. However, Trump could not care less for the opinions of people like me.
I have been saying for a long time - more than 30 years - that we need to stop politically flying over 'fly over America'. This has not happened and Trump was elected. The surprise is not that he was but that it took so long.
Hepatia, 12th June:
Nov 25th, 2016 - 01:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Now is the time that try Republican's souls. Clinton now has the endorsement of a popular president. Meanwhile Trump has totally failed to pivot. Hot only is Trump going down but the Senate, and maybe even the House, is going down.”
Hepatia, 24th November:
“This has not happened and Trump was elected. The surprise is not that he was but that it took so long.”
It's good to see you're just as honest as your next president.
Your reading comprehension could use some work too: “Alan Oxley, one of Australia’s leading trade economists” is not a British commentator. And since Britain just voted to leave the EU, evidently people here do not want the world to continue as before.
Probably the only thing you've got right is that Trump does not care any more about your opinion than about mine.
D.T.
Nov 25th, 2016 - 05:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What can you expect from an anti-British Troll of no fixed abode.
As to PRC backing down, they hold about 10% of the US debt. They could decide to dump it and cause a run on the dollar.
http://en.mercopress.com/2016/11/24/trump-not-believed-to-dare-start-tariffs-war-out-of-fear-of-wto-fines/comments#comment455490: And, you're point is?
Nov 28th, 2016 - 04:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ Hepatia
Nov 28th, 2016 - 11:53 pm - Link - Report abuse -2That you are talking nonsense. Before the election, you said that Trump had no chance of winning and that his supporters were a minority of the male WASP population. Now you think 'fly over America' has been ignored for too long and Trump's election was inevitable? Your predictions would be more useful if you made them *before* the events in question.
Don't worry anyway, if things in America get really bad you can always move to Europe. ;)
http://en.mercopress.com/2016/11/24/trump-not-believed-to-dare-start-tariffs-war-out-of-fear-of-wto-fines/comments#comment455694: But, of course, I did not want Trump to win. So I was not going to campaign for him under any circumstances.
Nov 29th, 2016 - 01:30 am - Link - Report abuse -2The term, “The Rust Belt”, came to currency during the mid 1970s. At that time the solution was the Sun Belt. However, as time progressed, the extent of the Rust Belt expanded both geographically and socially. This became most evident as a result of the GR. In order to maintain legitimacy the Democratic Party needed to address this problem. With Clinton as the presidential candidate they failed to do so. Had Sanders been the candidate they had a chance to do so.
Irrespective of who won this will be a one term presidency. Trump's trickle down economics will not states such as PA's problems.
I will not be moving to Europe. You can take that to the bank. Europe is finished. The US is in the process of dumping Europe. You Eurotrash are in for tough times.
@ Hepatia
Nov 29th, 2016 - 08:32 pm - Link - Report abuse -1“Irrespective of who won this will be a one term presidency.”
Given how (in) accurate your previous predictions were, I will take that with a pinch of salt.
I agree that Sanders would have addressed the problem, but Americans are too scared of 'socialism!!1!' to ever elect him. Too bad for you.
Europe is already having tough times anyway, same as America. But last I heard Trump is planning to first dump Canada and Mexico, as well as Asia. Perhaps Europe can pick up some more trade from the resulting mess.
But even if things go badly, at least we can say we never elected a bad joke as president. ;p
“I will not be moving to Europe.”
Nov 29th, 2016 - 09:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There IS a Santa Claus !!!!! Best present ANYONE could get.
How about N.Korea ? That should suit you and you can slag off the rest of the world with their blessing
http://en.mercopress.com/2016/11/24/trump-not-believed-to-dare-start-tariffs-war-out-of-fear-of-wto-fines/comments#comment455748: Whether you take what I say with a pinch or a barrel of salt is of no interest to me.
Nov 30th, 2016 - 12:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0I said that had Sanders been the candidate the Democratic Party had a chance to address the Rust Belt problem. I did not, as you state, say that Sanders would have addressed that problem.
The UK is a monarchical theocracy so, not only have you never elected a bad joke as president, you have never elected a president of any type. And you never will.
Correct. At least we know what to expect from a monarchy. They are purely figureheads and have no power. Seeing the actions of most presidents worldwide I am glad we don't have one,
Nov 30th, 2016 - 09:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0@ Clyde15
Nov 30th, 2016 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Agreed. Imagining President Blair or President Thatcher makes me glad we're still a monarchy.
@ Hepatia
The UK is a theocracy? Why is it then that the money in your wallet says 'In God we trust', while my £10 note has a picture of Darwin on it?
How come you had to pledge allegiance to 'one Nation under God' every day as a child, while I never have?
How many atheists are there in your government who actually dare to admit to their lack of belief? We have plenty.
The US always seems to be fighting about some religious belief or other; trying to ban the teaching of evolution, or abortions, or including contraception in Obamacare. Now your next president wants to ban Muslims altogether. Why is this?
As you say “in God we trust” BUT they keep a huge nuclear arsenal as a back up !
Nov 30th, 2016 - 06:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ Clyde15
Dec 01st, 2016 - 12:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0Lol, too true.
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