China Is In Much Deeper Trouble Than Most Realize
Posted By: gaboy, 4/17/2025 3:44:38 PM
In the tariff war between China and the United States, a lot of chatter in the Pravda Media is about Xi Jinping's defiance, his outreach to European countries and other less important but collectively significant developing countries, and his retaliatory moves against America. They make it sound like China has a lot of cards to play in the trade war with America.(Snip)Collectively, these stories tell a tale: Donald Trump may have bitten off more than he can chew in his economic war with China. Trump's moves will hollow out the American middle class! Europe will choose China over the United States! We are doomed!
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In the tariff war between China and the United States, a lot of chatter in the Pravda Media is about Xi Jinping's defiance, his outreach to European countries and other less important but collectively significant developing countries, and his retaliatory moves against America. They make it sound like China has a lot of cards to play in the trade war with America.(Snip)Collectively, these stories tell a tale: Donald Trump may have bitten off more than he can chew in his economic war with China. Trump's moves will hollow out the American middle class! Europe will choose China over the United States! We are doomed!
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