Trump says US kids may get '2 dolls instead of 30,' but China will suffer more in a trade war
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President Donald Trump is acknowledging that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” but he insisted China will suffer more from his trade war.

  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    I don’t understand the hard on the right has for China yet they benefit greatly from China’s low costs. As soon as the USSR fell and Islamic fundamentalism faded away I just knew the US would be looking for a new boogeyman to keep us distracted and justify defense spending.

    • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 days ago

      The fact that they call it a defense budget and not a military budget kind of says it all too.

      I’m all for actually defending your country, of course, but yeah…

    • calcopiritus@lemmy.world
      12·
      2 days ago

      There are many reasons you would be against china.

      1. Not a democracy
      2. Helping Russia in the invasion of Ukraine
      3. Aims to invade Taiwan
      4. You always want some amount of local manufacturing. Relying on a single supplier is never a good idea in any context if you can avoid it.
      5. Helps north Korea
      6. Claims international and other countries waters for itself
      7. Uyghurs
      8. Tibet
      9. Many active border disputes due to territorial expansion aims.
      10. Secret police stations to enforce it’s laws outside china
      11. Hong Kong

      Low prices doesn’t justify any of that.

      And that (non-exclusive) list (except the 1st point) is only what affects people outside of china. There’s many other reasons to dislike the CCP that only affects the Chinese. Like mass surveillance and censorship.