Trump threatens 50% additional tariffs to China

[fracus]

I'm not an economist but I'd imagine this will strengthen alliances that don't include the US and will weaken and isolate the US. I don't understand this strategy of theirs. Not only short term damage but the US is demonstrably not a reliable trading partner anymore.

[toomuchtodo]

Trade Will Move on Without the United States - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/tr... | https://archive.is/2025.04.07-160451/https://www.theatlantic... - April 7th, 2025

‘The Tsunami Is Coming’: China’s Global Exports Are Just Getting Started - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/business/china-manufactur... | https://archive.is/A6KFV - April 7th, 2025

[andsoitis]

more and more right-wing business leaders and politicians are speaking up against Trump's tariff regime: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/trump-tariff...

If a system has self-correcting mechanisms it can, hopefully, demonstrate that it can withstand stresses that may arise within or without, and hence show resilience that can be relied upon. One can but hope.