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Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by xienze on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @12:46PM (#43847795)
> Second, the US is ~15% of China's exports and a lot of those exports will continue even with tariffs.

But I was told the ports were empty and the shelves would be bare. That implies almost all of that 15% being shut down, doesn’t it?

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Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by vaidhy on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @02:37PM (#43849140)
US is 15% of China, but China is 40% of US imports.. Maybe you are mixing up the countries?
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Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by xienze on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @03:51PM (#43849878)
No. The parent was saying that only a portion of China’s 15% would fall off entirely. Meanwhile we have reports that the ports have become ghost towns due to tariffs. Doesn’t that then imply that China’s exports to the US have effectively halted?
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