supercat
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It's called "out of the frying pan and into the fire".Imagine what Tim Cook is feeling right now.
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It's called "out of the frying pan and into the fire".Imagine what Tim Cook is feeling right now.
I thought he was supposed to be a genius level supply chain master? Turns out his entire basis for being a genius was that China simply is the best place to be manufacturing, simple as that. Could have paid an intern 1/100th his salary to come to the same conclusion. Too bad his head got too big and now he's going to have to navigate some hard times ahead.Imagine what Tim Cook is feeling right now.
Truth be told, and keep in mind I'm being racist or whatever, simply stating my observations of what THEY THINK from being around westerners my whole life. They hate Chinese people as a concept (primarily due to fear of loss of status due to the rise of China). However, they hate Indians personally when they have to interact with them.Indians acting like if America is there allies and trump like them knowing dam well Maga and white people hate Indians more then they hate Chinese,even the left wing hate Indian even Canada to dont like Indians also
"Very good Bongbong. Very good." *pats him on the head*. "You may visit our bank and take a look at your mother's jewels and gold. ONLY LOOKING. NO TOUCH! Good boy."I don't think this is that bad a move for Marcos personally. Right now he's owned by the Americans so he has to show them that he's doing something to confront China. There's no practical way to do this of course since Philippines doesn't have a real military, but cosying up to India can present the illusion of doing something, and as we all know that's far more important than real consequential action.
Philippines may end up with a bunch of mostly useless junk, or nothing at all, but this doesn't matter to Marcos.
How can he claim Chinese radars are a few years behind when he admits an older Chinese fighter has more advanced radar than a newer US fighter? And what good are anti-ground munitions in a Pacific war? The only non A2A munitions that are relevant are anti-ship missiles.Bruh said china radars are a few years behind usa and j16 can't match f15ex ground ammunition and said although j16 use a more advanced radar it's probably doesn't match f15ex I can't man
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are “building in the United States.”
- President Donald Trump said he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are “building in the United States.”
- Specifics about the plan, such as how much U.S. manufacturing a company needs to do in order to qualify for the tariff exemption, were not immediately clear.
- The remarks came after Trump touted a commitment by Apple to invest another $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.
The announcement of new sector-specific tariffs shows Trump ratcheting up his efforts to pressure businesses to manufacture their products in the U.S.
But specifics about the plan, such as how much U.S. manufacturing a company needs to do in order to qualify for the tariff exemption, were not immediately clear.
“We’re going to be putting a very large tariff on chips and semiconductors,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon.
“But the good news for companies like Apple is if you’re building in the United States or have committed to build, without question, committed to build in the United States, there will be no charge,” he said.
“So in other words, we’ll be putting a tariff on of approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors. But if you’re building in the United States of America, there’s no charge.”
Trump had previously signaled that the duties on chips and semiconductors, which have become key components in virtually every industry, could come as soon as next week.
The remarks came after Trump touted a commitment by Apple to invest another $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, on top of the $500 billion the tech giant has previously pledged.
Several top chipmakers, including Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia and GlobalFoundries, have already pledged to manufacture some of their products in the U.S.
They’re not alone: More than 130 projects in the U.S. totaling $600 billion dollars have been announced since 2020, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip company, has pledged to invest a total of $165 billion in U.S. manufacturing.
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, said in April that it plans to spend $500 billion on AI infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years.
GlobalFoundries pledged $16 billion in June to expand its semiconductor manufacturing at facilities in New York and Vermont.
Also in June, Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion boost to seven chip fabs in the U.S. The company counts Apple, Ford, Medtronic, Nvidia and SpaceX as customers.
“But the good news for companies like Apple is if you’re building in the United States or have committed to build, without question, committed to build in the United States, there will be no charge,” he said.
“So in other words, we’ll be putting a tariff on of approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors. But if you’re building in the United States of America, there’s no charge.”
Like Intel doesn't have enough troubles. I don't wish bad to Intel but I have my doubts that this company will survive. Which will be ironic give that the US has been trying to kill Huawei for almost half a decade.
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I can imagine the hearing already.
Tom Cotton: Mr. Tan are you citizen of the P.R.C.?
Tan: No senator I am a born Malaysian US citizen.
Tom Cotton: Mr. Tan are you a member of the See See Pee?
Tan: No senator I think you have to be a Chinese citizen and I am...again... a Malaysian Born US citizen.
Tom Cotton:
Tom Cotton: Mr. Tan did you know that Malaysia is close to China?
Tan:
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To be fair to Balkans, Binkov's battlegrounds are people from Croatia, a country that has been part of the west (Austro Hungarian Empire), then a die-hard Nazi follower (Ustase massacring other Balkans such as Serbs). There is a deep sense of instinctly against anyone outside of the "western world" in the population. They have no mercy or favorite of other non-western white such as Serbs and Russians reflected in this movie based on true event .He is from Balkans. Their logic is:
US >> Russia.
Russia white. China non-white.
Russia > China.
US >>> China.