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Japan keeps asking the US what it wants in trade talks and can't get an answer | Forexlive
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It's pointless to negotiate, just wait for him to get impeached or die.
Unfortunately, they're one of our major trading partners, so their leaders don't want to just throw their hands up if they can help it since they owe it to their own citizens to try to make their economic lives less shitty. Just sucks that the US is being led by an insane, incompetent fascist cult.
He has no mind. He has no scruples. He has no honour or integrity. He is bound by no checks and balances, no competent court or rule of law.
There are no negotiations to be had. No deal will be honored. No system to appeal to. You could not be more correct. Don't bother answering the phone. Don't bother signing anything. Don't bother leadership meetings. Send the b team on a salvage operation but conceed nothing.
Find better trade partners.
Yet talking, or extending the talking, not disagreeing but asking for detail, is one way of buying time. Maybe they’ll have to make concessions or maybe someone will distract mango Mussolini before they do. Maybe just playing along while never resolving anything is a great way to play it
I think China is the one with the right method. Just retaliate.
If your adversary says you better not do something, you should probably heavily consider doing it.
they play the long game.
Yet in the meantime there are real world consequences you need to try to manage. We’ve seen examples of every approach: fight, give in, negotiate, bow down ….. and it’s still unclear which will be most effective at either reducing harm or possibly seeing gains from the chaos
Negotiations might not be fruitful but if you know that going in, and it can stave off tariffs for a while it might be worth it really. Just set expectations accordingly - and prepare for the worst. And don’t give actual concessions