I'm hardly an International Businessman™, but even my work has shown me that there are particular steps taken when negotiating with Chinese government officials and business leaders, and endlessly insulting them in public isn't helpful to the process. These clowns live in the tiniest bubbles. - ThreadSky

maxkennerly.bsky.social • 5 days ago

I'm hardly an International Businessman™, but even my work has shown me that there are particular steps taken when negotiating with Chinese government officials and business leaders, and endlessly insulting them in public isn't helpful to the process.

These clowns live in the tiniest bubbles.

Reposted from Catherine Rampell

This is the problem with electing an administration of too-online edgelords instead of people who actually want to govern. You can’t just “sh—post” your way to a deal with China

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drjamesjteeth.bsky.social•5 days ago

Chinese leaders are acutely aware of the history of the Century of Humiliation at the hands of the West. Insulting the Chinese people and attempting to force them to prostrate themselves through intimidation and humiliation is a non-starter. They deserve and demand respect.

thewettanktops.bsky.social•4 days ago

Chat, is it usually a good idea to play "saving-face chicken" with the Chinese?

carlcecere.bsky.social•5 days ago

The GOP’s Master of Words at work!

I guess impersonating a 19the Century British colonist isn’t necessarily the best.

truth-consequences.bsky.social•5 days ago

I will never understand how any voter with more than 2 active brain cells could not see this coming and seriously think Trump and Harris were equally bad.

calundya2.bsky.social•5 days ago

Low attention voters who believe that “he’s a business man” swill, plus those wallowing in their Fox cult, plus the rich who thought he would surround himself with traditional conservatives. That’s all I can figure out.

buckrawheat.bsky.social•5 days ago

Generally a poor idea to say anything insulting to someone holding that many US Treasury securities, regardless of whether or not you are in fact representing the US Government.

jaimedmz.bsky.social•5 days ago

Bullying doesn’t work on governments, it may work on democrats, but not on the rest of the world

reggiedunlop.bsky.social•5 days ago

Pretty sure insulting the other side in any negotiation is not likely to be productive.

We have a buffoon who surrounded himself with other buffoons, and it’s a contest to see who is the biggest buffoon.

infinitelyloopy.bsky.social•5 days ago

I would say even more so in cultures like China where face is plays a large role in the culture.

An apology will be critical lest China is seen as losing face for engaging despite the insult.

Which runs right up against an ego driven administration.

Joy.

yukonjohn.bsky.social•5 days ago

These are the same steps taken with all of humanity. Pride, anger, contempt--these things are universal.

thehappyproton.bsky.social•5 days ago

Wait, if you insult people they are willing to incure a loss to stick it to you?

wendella.bsky.social•5 days ago

This isn't even some dumb "the ways of the far east are mysterious" stuff. Don't publicly insult your negotiating partners. How hard is this to understand?

viscountbosham.bsky.social•5 days ago

I dunno, Max, remember when Ronald Reagan called Brian Mulroney a gutless pussy so they could negotiate the Montreal Protocol?

Oh wait that didn't happen my bad.

mick2mark.bsky.social•5 days ago

Pootin wants America to have broken relationships with the world, and it's paid spy,tdump is effectively doing that for her.

Enforce #Amendment14_3

mhaberman00.bsky.social•5 days ago

Reigning in members of the cabinet isn’t really the issue when you’ve got a potus whose power seems derived almost wholly from his willingness to insult everyone

kalliopeo.bsky.social•5 days ago

I can’t believe I’m giving China credit here, but they’ve been adults about this until the peasants comment. I can’t blame them for taking JD through the coals for it.

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