Those are complex thoughts for a person who take pride in being able to tell the difference between a rhino and a camel.
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Who said anything about disapproving Trump?
I think most here approves of him very much.
Going well, position of strength, trade wars are easy to win, et al
Wow he is really seething over being left on read.
Also I recently learned that Trump wears glasses but hates being seen/photographed wearing them.
Actually, I can't really blame him for that. He looks terrible with glasses. Not that he looks good without them, but yknow, even worse.
Oh they will talk but not on the USAs terms and not in anyway that China will make any concessions that hurt China in any way. The USA needs to learn about equal reciprocal dialogue where you give something of equal value. The days where the USA gives nothing for something is now gone and nothing you say can change this fact. If the USA continues being stupid, it will become China gets something and the USA gets next to nothing in return.
Hash out the deals? Xi and Trump should go into trade regulation details?
At best they can agree on some "good will" position and let technical people to do their work....but if the very next day US introduces new surprises like the last sudden ban on EDA software and even accuse China of breaking the just reached Geneva agreement (China says this is completely made up...and I tend to believe them), what's the point of another meeting between Xi and Trump? What is the value at Xi's eyes of meeting a guy that the next day acts in opposite way of his words of the day before?
I have some experience in negotiations among international businesses: if someone, supplier or customer does not matter, dares to do even a tiny part of what Trump does routinely, this someone is kicked out of the business circle: nobody will waste his time with him anymore.
Credibility is paramount in serious negotiations among peers. It is the base.
I understand US is THE superpower, US pretends to negotiate from a position of strength and so they allow themselves to be fickle and capricious and assume the other part will eat it....
The issue seems straightforward to me. The U.S. must, on one hand, lift the illegally imposed restrictions on chip exports (restrictions that were also unlawfully applied to foreign companies like TSMC or ASML) and treat China like any other trade partner. On the other hand, China will allow the export of rare earth materials to U.S. industries and will not impose further restrictions. This is the deal Xi wants. For China, the only acceptable restrictions on U.S. technology exports should be those targeting the military industry, not the civilian sector. The U.S. is acting like a country in complete paranoia, as if it were at war. While China is undoubtedly a formidable economic and industrial competitor, it should not be treated as an enemy—especially since, when it comes down to it, the U.S. does not see its core interests threatened by China.
manqiangrexue
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The same way as in he doesn't think Xi is worth talking to? He should act like it; see how Xi acts like it by NEVER asking Trump even once to talk? See how Xi NEVER posts ramblings trying to flatter Trump? Trump should do the same.
In other words, he can't bend them to make any deals he wants. He likes noodly people like Starmer.
What advantage? He can't even make it through the level and he wants challenge the boss??? Get past the first Goomba and then we'll see LOL
I thought you said he feels the same way about Xi when someone said Xi doesn't think Trump is worth talking to. Stop begging; it's sad. He started a trade war, so shut up and fight it! Bone spurs are not an excuse for this kind of war.
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manqiangrexue
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Probably how far Navarro has buried his up his own.