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US imposes 104% tariffs on Chinese goods effective immediately (m.economictimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago

China needs US consumers far more than US needs Chinese consumers

Isn't this the entire calculation that Republicans, and frankly, all free market types have gotten massively wrong?

That's not how trade deficits work, unless you've been drinking the koolaid for far too long.

Its not like the market for Chinese goods goes away because the US consumer has been priced out through self owns. So maybe China takes a bit of a hit? They can raise prices elsewhere to compensate or just take the L. But its no catastrophic game breaking L because literally the entire world buys Chinese goods.