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Why Would China Take President Donald Trump Seriously?
The continued tariff standoff just shows it’s all a game to him.
Another day, another tariff standoff with a major United States trade partner.
I’m sure it’s not exactly a surprise to anyone, but Donald Trump’s tariff imposition on China has been postponed for another 3 months.
Kevin Breuninger and Eamon Javers with CNBC writes:
“President Donald Trump on Monday delayed high U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from snapping back into place for another 90 days, a White House official told CNBC.
Those tariffs were set to resume Tuesday. But Trump signed an executive order hours beforehand that extends the deadline until mid-November, according to the official.
The delay was the expected outcome from the latest round of talks between U.S. trade negotiators and their Chinese counterparts, which took place in Stockholm in late July…”
At some point, you have to ask yourself why China would even bother taking President Donald Trump seriously.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t make this point out of frustration that the tariffs have still not been imposed. Quite the opposite, actually. It’s just surreal, and sickening to see the financial impact and…
