@macastel3 "A regional diplomat based in Beijing told Reuters China's message to Southeast Asia was 'We will buy stuff from you.'" China learning the lesson that when you bully your neighbors, they have no interest helping you out when you're in a pickle.
@macastel3 "Among the main drivers of Beijing's climb-down were internal signals that Chinese companies were struggling to avoid bankruptcies and to replace the U.S. market, three people familiar with the Chinese government's thinking said." Yikes. All talk, no domestic demand.
@MichaelAArouet $10K machine to do work that could be done by a minimum wage person - brilliant economics. Who's going to clean and maintain that robot? Sorry, the economics just don't work. That thing is going to require so much maintenace, it'll be a nightmare, especially cleaning a toilet.
@PerfectOurUnion The problem is you always relapse. I saw it with the crazy Republicans when Bush demanded we go to war in Iraq. How'd that turn out? All those war supporters morphed into MAGA supporters. You'll have your new shiny object soon and still never grasp you're falling for lies.
@JChengWSJ The Chinese Dream: struggle, struggle, struggle. When do they get to enjoy the fruits of their laboor? Oh, never, what a sales pitch. And we wonder why they never have elections in China.
@macastel3 Pretty dumb move when your economy is crumbling, your real estate market has crashed, your youth unemployment numbers are so bad you don't release them. The Americans are incredibly stupid, but the Chinese aren't much better. Sometimes you should negotiate without face.
@MikeDKirby@jurgen_nauditt His generals got decimated by the Vietnamese, not sure we're dealing with first-raters there. And which generals are we talking about? Seems to be a roundabout of military leaders these days. In power one day, off to jail the next. No way to run an army, an air or rocket force.
@P_Kallioniemi What a stupid message. Kind of explains why so many in China want him gone. Bite and defecate on the ones who brought you to the party and helped you get rich. 60 years ago, China wanted to nuke Russia and the Americans talked them out of it. What profound Xignorance.
@haugejostein I'm sure the margins they sell to those other SE Asian nations are going to be as large as the ones they get in the US, right? Not really the flex you think it is. Also, you think all those clothes that are large sizes are going to fit these Asian people? Tariffs are hurting.