President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that China has to give the United States magnets or “we have to charge them 200% tariff or something” amid a trade dispute between the two nations.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250825175243/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-china-has-give-us-magnets-or-face-200-tariff-2025-08-25/


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      I’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.

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        Imposing terrifs on israel is a lot less harmful if not harmful at all compared to china

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          the difference is I don’t think anything else will get china’s attention. I don’t support tarrifs except as a last resort.

          China has done plenty of their own genocide and isn’t above doing it inithe future.

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            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

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              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)