joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>So the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> are ramping up their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> war</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Xi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xi</span></a> operates in a climate where the only people he needs to appease are members of his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politburo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politburo</span></a> who, by the way, are all in agreement w/ him. China's total exports to the US is no more than 3% of its total <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> &, in theory, can easily be redistributed to other nations. </p><p>Trump operates in a climate where he needs to make his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarch</span></a> friends happy. & THEY definitely don't agree w/ his yoyo-ing</p><p>Now, ask yourself: who's gonna win?</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p>