• Re: Trump says China 'played it wrong' in apparent response to Beijing'

    From A. Filip@21:1/5 to code red on Sat Apr 5 08:18:35 2025
    code red <[email protected]> wrote:
    President Donald Trump appears to be responding to China's
    announcement of a retaliatory tariff against all U.S. goods.

    "CHINA PLAYED IT WRONG, THEY PANICKED - THE ONE THING THEY CANNOT
    AFFORD TO DO!" Trump posted on his social media platform on Friday.

    The president has no public events on his schedule, but has been
    posting on his social media site frequently as backlash to his tariff
    plan continues.

    Trump/USA can afford PRC "panic", can't he?
    IMHO only idiot would expect no "panic" anywhere.
    We may discuss if PRC response is the best *for PRC*
    (more "how" than "what" IMHO) but it is not "totally unexpected".

    It may look like Trump is playing *dangerous* "dare game".
    Welcome to The Escalation.

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  • From ltlee1@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 5 13:52:49 2025
    Not necessarily a bad move. Given the situation of the US, it could be a brilliant play. Bessent and his team certainly knows what they are
    doing. They probably have at least some scenarios played out in detail.
    Trump was without doubt informed.

    But how well Trump appreciates the dicey situation is the issue.

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