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Replying to @JrThatcher @eigenrobot
I also take issue with the strategy and tactics, but I do acknowledge that there are serious problems with the current set-up that needed to be resolved.
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Gonna be a semi-lengthy answer: Well a lot of folks will try to sell you the “coalition of countries” and “WTO reform” strategies, but those are dead ends. Germany and Japan will never sign up. The Bush admin tried this approach and while counties complain in private about...
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Replying to @JrThatcher @eigenrobot
....China. They are actually not willing to go public and sign on to actually reforms. The Trump admin could’ve started out with steps, some they have done, like targeting Huawei and encouraging our allies to do so as well, restricting Chinese based firms access to our capital...
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....markets, restricting Chinese invest in the US, cracking down on government officials and CEOs, using the Magnitsky Act to sanction Chinese firms that are tied to human rights violations, and turning up the heat on Chinese nationals working in the US that commit IP theft and..
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Replying to @JrThatcher @eigenrobot
...flee back to China to avoid prosecution with US trade secrets in tow. Then on the trade deal front. Let’s set aside TPP for now. Instead focus on bilateral trade/investment deals with developing economies like: India, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines to...
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Replying to @JrThatcher @eigenrobot
....incentivize, and also help transition, US manufacturing-related firms currently operating in China to shift their production to said countries we have helped set the rules of trade in. And work towards boxing China out of the global market little by little.
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Replying to @JrThatcher @eigenrobot
Just some of my thoughts though...haha. Who knows exactly...my way could’ve blown up in our face tbqh
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Replying to @JrThatcher @eigenrobot
A criticism of my strategy is no “political shock and awe” like the trade war provides and it’s something that’ll take time. It’s not a fast solution, but the economic damage and distribution to US firms, farmers, and manufacturers wouldn’t have been as severe imo.
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I have a bunch of additional questions but also working ATM so
Mind if I RT this subthread?
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Haha no problem! I’m not like an expert on this subject keep in mind, or at least I don’t consider myself one..haha. Just some of my personal thoughts one the matter.
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