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Re:Majority in EU's biggest states believes bloc 'sold out' ... by graemep on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:02AM (#45182069)
As far as I know (am I mistaken?) the US reduced tariffs to 10% in return for China reducing tariffs to 10%, and reducing restrictions on the exports of rare earths.

That sounds more like China backed down than the US did.

The EU is a lot weaker than China. China dominates critical areas of manufacturing, and does not have the level of dependence Europe (non-EU as well) has on the US - I hardly need remind people here of the dependence in IT systems.

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Re:Majority in EU's biggest states believes bloc 'sold out' ... by stubish on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @05:37AM (#45195332)
China put retaliatory tariffs in place and placed restrictions on the exports of rare earths, calling the US bluff and forcing them to negotiate down to where things stand today.
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