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Honestly, though...what is there to talk about? Trump's rationale for doing all this makes no logical sense. What good is it to negotiate with an idiot that doesn't even understand basic economics?
Just slap more tariffs on him and wait for him to either grow the fuck up, or back the fuck down. Either way, a "conversation" is not required.
The call is supposed to be Xi making a deal, even a worse deal than existed before. Trump just wants to come out ahead in optics
China is not playing with that so here we are. Trump will have a temper tantrum and things will cost more.
Probably want Xi to call and pretend to beg for tariff cuts so Trump can get an easy exit route without looking bad.