As Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on the entire world, Xi Jinping is once again wasting no time in positioning himself as the premier defender of the international trading system.
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Oh I know all about it. It was a direct response to Australia pushing for an open investigation into the source of COVID, to avoid the US trampling any evidence.
Of course he’s not, but you’d do well to take off your Scotty-tinted glasses. The evidence for how that occurred is all there for anyone who wants to see it #auspol
China is a totalitarian capitalist country that oppresses and exploits its working class. The ccp stands on the blood and sacrifice of untold millions of Chinese workers.
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Political pressure...
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds598_e.htm
And so Xi used trade tariffs as retaliation.
Economic warfare for political pressure.
He's not a golden knight of free trade...
Trump said so.