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  • China’s finance ministry on Friday said it will impose a 34% tariff on all goods imported from the U.S. starting on April 10.
  • The ministry criticized Washington’s decision to impose 34% of additional reciprocal levies on China — bringing total U.S. tariffs against the country to 54% — as “inconsistent with international trade rules.”
  • U.S. stock futures and European markets fell sharply on news of the reciprocal tariffs.

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[-] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Good news, or bad news depending on how self reliant your government is. China is doing exactly what it promised it would do if they were the sole super power. Which is we will not militarily interfere with your nation no matter the situation.

So if your like Thailand, or Brazil, wonderful. You get to keep all your freedom and autonomy and China will happily trade with you.

If your Myanmar or Sudan, well good luck revolutionaries. There's no America to stand in your way of overtaking your government. If your the governments of these nations...

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This again? Taiwan isn't a recognized country. So they would not be interfering with a nation. IF you disagree with that, petition your own country to recognize Taiwan. The funniest thing is I'm Taiwanese and frankly the Taiwanese don't want independence at this point. That's why the Taiwanese congress is majority status quo and about 50/50 on independence and actually returning to China. The reason president Lai won is because the split is so strong that a 40% vote for Lai got him the win. A few more from the people who wanted status quo voted for him instead of Hou at 34%. Yet if you saw what congress did immediately after, which is handcuff him from ever declaring independence, you'll know the will of the Taiwanese.

So all that is to say, no China won't be attacking Taiwan either. That's just nonsense noise from the west, which frankly I as a Taiwanese person is absolutely sick of. The agreement is simple, Taiwan doesn't declare independence and China will at most saber rattle.

*Edit: Oh and what's not reported is that right after Congress did that, China started a charm offensive. Inviting the former head of the KMT to China and undoing travel restrictions for Taiwanese citizens. So yeah, the war is only in your head, not ours.

Edit 2:. Loving. The down votes for a Taiwanese person explaining to a westerner what our actual opinions are. Why don't you all westsplain to me how I should feel.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Still what? I've already explained China isn't attacking. And if you would like Taiwan to be independent petition your own government.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago

That's a bad take. Independence should be in the view of the people living there. I'm not going to gauge if Taiwan is a country based on if I can convince the US to recognize them, that's nonsense garbage logic

[-] Joncash2@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Is it? So you're for the independence of Barcelona? Hawaii? Ireland? Falken Islands? When do they get to choose?

[-] Rolder@reddthat.com -1 points 2 weeks ago

Your comment history certainly doesn’t paint you as a Taiwanese individual. More as an American who is desperate to make China look as good as possible…

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Tankie. That user is a tankie.

[-] Rolder@reddthat.com -1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean they are from .ml, being a tankie was assumed

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