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Trump's #TradeWar With #China Is Now Hurting #Hollywood —and US #SoftPower

On Thursday, #Chinese officials retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing new restrictions on US movies. That’s a big blow to America’s cultural cachet in the nation.
#Trump #tarrifs

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WIRED · Trump's Trade War With China Is Now Hurting Hollywood—and US Soft PowerBy Angela Watercutter

China holds more cards than Trump seems to realize.

China's decreased reliance on the US market in a shift towards domestic demand expansion. China also holds strategic tools for retaliation against the US, including dominating the global rare earth supply chain, targeting key US agricultural exports and tech companies.

China has an opportunity to displace American hegemony and reshape the geopolitical landscape, particularly in East Asia.

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#us #china #tradewar #tariffs

The ConversationIn trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning handTrump’s tariffs may hurt, but this time China holds more cards − and could turn the pressure into a strategic advantage.

alojapan.com/1245629/japan-wan Japan wants to drive VTuber craze globally as South Korea breathes down its neck #afp #Calliope #China #CoverCorp #GrimReaper #hololive #Japan #JapanNews #KindaiUniversity #LosAngeles #MoriCalliope #MotoakiTanigo #news #NorthAmerica #SouthKorea #Taiwan #Tokyo #Vtuber Fans waved glow sticks at an animated character on stage, having packed a sold-out Hollywood concert hall to see their virtual idol perform – showcasing the global ambitions of J…

alojapan.com/1245627/hkers-opt HKers opt for local tours amid Japan earthquake fears #business #CentralStation #China #editorial #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #local #news #SectionNews #sports #TheStandard #TopNews #world #英文虎報 
 
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 Hongkongers are showing increased interest in local tours and “staycations” for the upcoming Easter holiday, with some citing concerns about potential earthquakes in Japan, the travel industry has observed. Meanwhile, the l…

Tim Cook explains that China upgraded itself to a high tech manufacturing hub, from a cheap manufacturing hub. What makes China attractive is that it developed the tooling and skill density that's not present elsewhere. Price is not the main driver for companies to go to China.

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@rbreich The greatest geopolitical catastrophe since WWII was democracies' 'coupling' (i.e. financing and empowering) with the military-expansionist CCP dictatorship of China in the first place.

USA handing that dictatorship its "Most Favoured Nation" trade status in 1994 and greenlighting its accession to the WTO in 2000.

They were epoch-making *bi-partisan* mistakes, sponsored by your business/donor interests' greed.

Now both sides of your two-party system have to some extent realized what globally powerful monster you created over the last 30+ years.

Trump is a narcissist-fascist moron and his motley crew of sycophant morons are naturally doing it idiotically, but moaning about the fact that the USA is now engaging "trade war" (instead of rightfully moaning about the disastrous tactics!) feels a little rich.
(The CCP was *always* manipulating trade and tech transfers to its sole benefit)

Democrat administrations since the Tiananmen massacre of 1989 at the latest should all have tried building a *global coalition of democracies* that rewarded democracy and shunned all despots.

Instead putin was emboldened watching how the CCP regime got away with literally everything, just like all other dictators. 🤷‍♂️

This rant wasn't your finest hour.