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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I hope China claps back with an even higher percentage. See who folds first: the orange trash bag with a country full of people whining that they can't get their cheap Shein and Teemu slop anymore or the country that trade in mass volumes with the entire world and can probably easily trade anything bound for the US to other countries instead.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Americans don't just buy Chinese products from Shein and Temu. They buy those products from Walmart, Target, Amazon and essentially every major US retailer.

The US is speedrunning ending their empire on the current trajectory. The world needs to call their bluff to put them in their place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I fully agree with you but I don't think the orange wankstain is bluffing. I believe that he legitimately thinks he's doing God's work and "making America great again" by completely crashing the entire country.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They stop being effective. At 50% if there is another supplier they will be cheaper and get picked. If you set it to 100% or 200% it doesn't make much of a difference. Trade just stops between the countries unless there is only a single supplier for what you need.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Well that's what the US has just done so let's see if that happens.