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Re:China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade dea... by ok_coo on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @10:25AM (#19859057)
Yep, one of the hardest and most important things in life is the ability to agree/compromise with people you have fundamental issues with.

This is one of those cases and his tweet is correct, they can just wait this out until the next election after someone new gets in and we do a 180.

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Re:China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade dea... by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @10:29AM (#19859095)
They might be waiting until 2025. That's a long time to wait.
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Re:China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade dea... by CharlesColeman on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @11:49AM (#19860006)
> This is one of those cases and his tweet is correct, they can just wait this out until the next election after someone new gets in and we do a 180.

No. Chuck Schumer, one of Trump's major political rivals tweeted this in response his tweet on tariffs:

> Hang tough on China, President @realDonaldTrump. Don’t back down.

> Strength is the only way to win with China.

https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1125143336837206016

The US isn't going to do a 180 until a pro-business Republican or a Libertarian sits in the Oval Office, and its unlikely that will happen next cycle unless Trump dies or is impeached.

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