Trump escalates the trade war with China imposing 10% tariffs on US$ 200bn imports

Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

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United States president Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Beijing, imposing 10% tariffs on about US$ 200 billion worth of imports in a move one senior Chinese regulator said “poisoned” the atmosphere for negotiations. Read full article

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chronic
Lol.

Maga.
Sep 18th, 2018 - 12:36 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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Skip
Tariffs are paid for by the importer.... so Americans are paying!

LOL indeed
Sep 18th, 2018 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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chronic
Maga.

Mexico can splain it to you, dumbass.
Sep 19th, 2018 - 05:04 am - Link - Report abuse -2
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Skip
Maga waga ding dang!

Now open your wallet and PAY!

And you might have to work a little more.... after all that $12 billion you borrowed from China to help the farmers.... who can't sell to China.... that $12 billion has interest.... so you gotta maga waga ding dang WORK!
Sep 19th, 2018 - 11:31 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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chronic
Maga success is killing the globalists.

George Papa slayed ozzies.

Lol.
Sep 19th, 2018 - 04:30 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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Terence Hill
Maga an idea plagiarised from Mussolini by the unoriginal Drumf.
Sep 19th, 2018 - 06:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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@Skip:

REF: “Tariffs are paid for by the importer - so Americans are paying”

RIGHT!

The taxes are being collected [+ spent] by the US Govt [hopefully (AND theoretically), for the benefit of the USA]. But, ANYTHING is possible in a corrupt country!
Sep 20th, 2018 - 04:49 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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I know. Chronic needs to work harder... pay his taxes like a good little republican

Especially now that the republicans are the higher taxing and higher debt party.

Me... I'm heading off on a 4 month holiday while Chronic helps work to pay off that new $12 billion load from China!
Sep 22nd, 2018 - 08:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Terence Hill
“Maga.” WhoA?
Iran nuclear deal: Plan put forward to dodge US sanctions
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45634448
Sep 25th, 2018 - 03:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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