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US imposes 104% tariffs on Chinese goods effective immediately (m.economictimes.com)

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

this isn't about needing consumers. it's about needing imported goods. how much does the US need things imported from China and how much does China need imports from the US?

also what ... how does the US not need Chinese consumers, it's a ginormous market, have you been sleeping for the last couple of decades where every big American company has been specifically marketing to China?