Alsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlAlsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoBut not Russia. Trump has his priorities.
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhat’s the point of tariffing a country that you’re not trading with because you’ve sanctioned it?
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 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-up0·1 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.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoNeither Cuba, or the DPRK. Instead, heavy sanctions are already in place.
But not Russia. Trump has his priorities.
*knows his limits
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.
Neither Cuba, or the DPRK. Instead, heavy sanctions are already in place.