if deescalation is the goal, why did Trump launch the trade war in the first place, and then escalate?
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U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY LUTNICK: DEESCALATION WITH CHINA IS BESSENT'S GOAL IN TALKS || SAYS U.S. TO ROLL OUT DOZENS OF TRADE DEALS OVER NEXT MONTH
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And we are just fully into Fantasyland at that point
And that’s the short answer.
So there
😡
That's why.
curious if the counterparties will even play
Excellent summary & explanation.
Really appreciated the insights he offered. Best I’ve seen/read.
when we raised tariffs, it was just. when china matched, it was escalation. so they want to de-escalate to us having tariffs on china but china not having them on us.
~~ Chelsey Brooke Cole