Alsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down15
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlAlsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down5·1 month agoWhat’s the point of tariffing a country that you’re not trading with because you’ve sanctioned it?
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoThe counter to that argument are places like Syria where there’s a tarrif and sanctions, or again those islands with just penguins that clearly don’t do trade. They simply ran an AI slop algorithm then excluded Russia just because.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoWe still trade $3.5 B with Russia. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-russia-ukraine-ceasefire That’s much bigger than many of the countries on the list like Madagascar, Laos, Camaroon, Chad, Jordan, Malawi, Vantua, Brunai, Kazakstan, and more.
What’s the point of tariffing a country that you’re not trading with because you’ve sanctioned it?
The counter to that argument are places like Syria where there’s a tarrif and sanctions, or again those islands with just penguins that clearly don’t do trade. They simply ran an AI slop algorithm then excluded Russia just because.
We still trade $3.5 B with Russia. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-russia-ukraine-ceasefire
That’s much bigger than many of the countries on the list like Madagascar, Laos, Camaroon, Chad, Jordan, Malawi, Vantua, Brunai, Kazakstan, and more.