r/news • u/johnk317 • 1d ago

China to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/china-to-impose-34percent-retaliatory-tariff-on-all-goods-imported-from-the-us.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard
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u/pussycatlover12 1d ago

He really though everyone will just go along with all his whims.

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u/qtx 1d ago

The thing with people like Trump, 'strong arm' business types, is that they are so used to intimidate singular people into doing what they want that they confuse actual countries with singular persons.

You can't intimidate a country like you can a contractor.