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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 12:11 PM Mar 2018

China promises 'justified and necessary response' to Trump tariffs

Source: The Hill




BY MAX GREENWOOD - 03/08/18 10:45 AM EST

China vowed to make a "justified and necessary response" to tariffs President Trump is expected to impose this week on steel and aluminum imports.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned that the effects of the expected U.S. tariffs "will only be harmful," and that igniting a trade war would be a mistake, according to Reuters.

"Especially given today’s globalization, choosing a trade war is a mistaken prescription. The outcome will only be harmful," he said. "China would have to make a justified and necessary response."

Trump announced last week that he would soon impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports, a move the White House says is designed to protect U.S. national security.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/377374-china-promises-justified-and-necessary-response-to-tariffs

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China promises 'justified and necessary response' to Trump tariffs (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2018 OP
Stocks are drifting bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #1
*No, hes great*: Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #2

bucolic_frolic

(42,667 posts)
1. Stocks are drifting
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 12:20 PM
Mar 2018

slightly higher, but it's all in the indexes. It's like we're just waiting for the tariff trade war to start later today.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
2. *No, hes great*:
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 12:23 PM
Mar 2018

Speaking about China's President Xi Jinping, who led the charge to repeal the country's term limits law last month, Trump said this:

"He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."

..........

sometimes, watching this fustercluck is just...fun

OH - dumbass tweeted this 24 hours ago! Guess he’s got his answer now, eh?


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