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Robert Solow Professor of economics emeritus, MIT Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

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    Olivier Blanchard‏ @ojblanchard1 21 Mar 2018

    Global supply chains and trade wars. You are China and unhappy about the new tariffs. You identify a few Chinese plants crucial to the supply chains of a couple of US firms. You send a hygiene inspector, who finds a rat, and closes the plant for a month. You are done.

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      2. Gabriel Ramirez‏ @GabeRRamirez 21 Mar 2018
        Replying to @ojblanchard1

        The following year, those crucial plants are coming online in Mexico and Brazil.

        2 replies 4 retweets 15 likes
      3. Gabriel Chamyan‏ @arboretumlvr 21 Mar 2018
        Replying to @GabeRRamirez @ojblanchard1

        Good to know. Any articles you can give us talking about this? Thanks.

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      1. Jorge Guajardo‏Verified account @jorge_guajardo 21 Mar 2018
        Replying to @ojblanchard1 @g_rodriguez_r

        But they already do this.

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      2. Dr Arvind Virmani‏ @dravirmani 22 Mar 2018
        Replying to @ojblanchard1

        A new plant can be set up in India (SL, Bd or Vietnam ) within 3-6 months if the concerned company approaches Govt @sureshpprabhu @PMOIndia @arunjaitley

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      3. v subramanian‏ @vsubbu48 22 Mar 2018
        Replying to @dravirmani @ojblanchard1 and

        Amazing how the Chinese browbeat others.

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      2. Velowit‏ @Velowit 21 Mar 2018
        Replying to @ojblanchard1

        Bring more manufacturing back home. If current trends continue, China will supplant the US as the dominant world power, just as we did to the British a century ago.

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Martin Shand‏ @MartinShand2 22 Mar 2018
        Replying to @Velowit @ojblanchard1

        I thought they had already. They just don't beat their chests about it.

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      2. Walter Kurtz‏ @ColonelKurtz16 22 Mar 2018
        Replying to @ojblanchard1 @NicTrades

        What is needed is reciprocal trade agreements with China, Korea, and Japan. Therefore, refill not only be free trade but more importantly RAIR TRADE!

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      3. Mike "Mish" Shedlock‏ @MishGEA 22 Mar 2018
        Replying to @ColonelKurtz16 @ojblanchard1 @NicTrades

        What is needed is for people to think. Here's Kindergarten math: https://www.themaven.net/mishtalk/economics/kindergarten-arithmetic-101-analysis-of-the-trade-debate-KMQgN54qv0yDCEYlYffrRA … Tariff supporters actually believe "We Must Destroy Free Trade To Have Free Trade" https://www.themaven.net/mishtalk/economics/we-must-destroy-free-trade-to-have-free-trade-MfnxLgk8dEmgFMSjfa90qw … Protectionist Idiots: https://www.themaven.net/mishtalk/economics/trump-launches-50bn-in-tariffs-says-china-is-out-of-control-V98C-XKVc0qe_azEjloF6w …pic.twitter.com/uvGT53swGC

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      1. JC Kommer‏ @Alea_ 22 Mar 2018
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        You are China, you plant the rat... ..

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