Comment on Trump says China has to give US magnets or face 200% tariff
bluGill@fedia.io 5 hours agoI'm not sure isreal raises to that level - there is other pressure that is lest harmful to us that would work (i think) if we applied it.
Comment on Trump says China has to give US magnets or face 200% tariff
bluGill@fedia.io 5 hours agoI'm not sure isreal raises to that level - there is other pressure that is lest harmful to us that would work (i think) if we applied it.
mrdown@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Imposing terrifs on israel is a lot less harmful if not harmful at all compared to china
bluGill@fedia.io 5 hours ago
the difference is I don't think anything else will get china's attention. I don't support tarrifs except as a last resort.
mrdown@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
China invest in new markets so the best way would be to compete against it in those new market and work on reducing dependences on china
bluGill@fedia.io 1 hour ago
We have been trying for years. It has only rarely worked. Often coups and corruption destroy any good we do. (some corruption is us some not. Some attemyts have been really bad)
i donft disagee, but I can't agree either and I don't think there will be a good return on investment. (Though return on investment isn't the only goal)