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Re:Trade War Has Damaged U.S. Chip Industry by pm90 on Saturday June 29, 2019 @08:01PM (#20315599)
> Right now the biggest challenge is the western politicians who hate Trump so much they don't care if they help the Chinese. Anything to get him down.

Absolutely wrong. What do you think the TPP was meant to do?

The only thing Trump does is short term bluster and outbursts with no long term plan at all. Tariffs are short term plays. Long term strategic thinking requires creation of alliances and allies.

The fundamental difference always seems to be if you can persuade the world that your ideas and system is good, or you demand it by force. The latter is not a very effective long term strategy.

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Re:Trade War Has Damaged U.S. Chip Industry by ThomPete on Sunday June 30, 2019 @06:13PM (#20320893)
It wasn't meant to do anything but solidify chinas continued domination over western markets through our reliance on their cheap labor.

Politics isn't debate club. It doesn't work that way especially not when you are dealing with a mafia organization like Chinas ruling party.

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