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taxiya said:

No guillotine in Place de la Concorde yet? Disappointing.

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The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday called on the US to cancel all additional tariffs imposed on China as soon as possible and work with the Chinese side to maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains for the benefit of the two peoples and the world.

Shu Jueting, a MOFCOM spokesperson, made the remarks after the US International Trade Commission on March 15 released a report saying that additional US tariffs imposed under Section 301 on certain imports from China had reduced the country's imports of these products and increased its production and prices.

The report found that on average from 2018 to 2021, US importers bore nearly the full cost of these tariffs because import prices increased at the same rate as the tariffs.

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US trade chief Tai says open to discussions with China​

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday that she is open to trade conversations with Chinese officials, but the Biden administration would defend U.S. interests and was focused on investments to compete more effectively with China.

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"While we continue to keep the door open to conversations with the PRC, (People's Republic of China) including on its Phase 1 agreement commitments, we must also vigorously defend our values and economic interests from the negative impacts of the PRC's unfair economic policies and practices," Tai said, referring to a two-year trade deal reached by the Trump administration in 2020.

However, her remarks did not indicate any specific plans for discussions with China's new economic team, led by Vice Premier He Lifeng.

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Stierlitz said:

IMO China should deliver a statement backing right of French people to peacefully protest and urging French authorities to exercise restraint. Perhaps even express solidarity with the protesters. Give sanctimonious Westoids a taste of their own medicine.

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“TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has come across so far as soft-spoken, earnest and temperate — and lawmakers aren’t buying any of it. Chew has yet to find a sympathetic ear, or even a modicum of trust that he’s telling the truth, among House committee members of either party. Many appear convinced that China’s laws make it impossible for any Chinese-owned company to be trusted with Americans’ data, rendering Chew’s defenses moot.

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So when Chew admits to shortcomings, as when he said TikTok’s content moderation isn’t “perfect,” they’re evidence of a problem. When he expresses anything less than certainty, as when he said he has “no evidence” that the Chinese government has ever accessed American user data, it’s taken as an admission of guilt. Likewise when he says it’s complicated, as in the question of whether any Chinese engineers have the ability to access TikTok users’ data.

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And when he flatly denies something, like Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’s (R-Wash.) claim that TikTok removes content about the Tiananmen Square massacre, lawmakers don’t believe him. (McMorris Rodgers replied by reminding him that he’s under oath.)

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FairAndUnbiased said:

Instagram reels doesn't have the TikTok recommendation algorithm.

People spend far more time on TikTok than anything else.

Bravo for these sophisticated consumers for refusing to accept mediocrity.

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