“China will come crawling back to us because they need to sell to us”.
OK mashed potato brains.
Let’s do the math slowly for you.
China exports $400B to the U.S. per year.
China exports $3.3T to the rest of the world every year.
The U.S. exported $3.2T to the world in 2024.
That number is certain to go down in 2025.
If that number just goes down by 12%, which is a very conservative estimate, and the rest of the world looks to fill that with Chinese product (which is cheaper than the U.S. and has less profit built in), then the U.S. gets completely boxed out here.
China replaces us easily (just as they have since we peaked our trading relationship in 2018). We sell less. The rest of the world moves on rather quickly.
Thinking we are invincible and have all the cards is a fatal mistake.
Europeans have the cultural memory of being unjustly attacked in their home and the Americans would do well to heed that, because at this moment they’re on the wrong side. That said, we won’t back down. #Ukraine
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BREAKING: President Zelensky just completely demolishes Trump's Kremlin propaganda that he's a dictator.
He says: "If Peace for Ukraine Requires It, If You Need Me to Step Down—I'm Ready. I Can Trade It for NATO."
All he wants is safety and security for the people of Ukraine. He's a true hero.
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