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J M Hatch's avatar

Pleasantly surprised that the USA did not, as far as we know, attempt to murder the Chinese negotiating team.

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Rafael, Zhuge Liang Disciple's avatar

They would have screwed big time if they did that. Would have been a veritable Archduke Ferdinand moment, given He's close bond with Xi.

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Anna Chen's avatar

Thanks for the clarification. You can almost see them licking their chops and the dollar signs in their eyes as they fixate on the golden goose coming their way. I'm looking forward to learning the actual deal and where/how the other two issues fit.

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Gab's avatar

What do you mean when you say that Tik Tok deal is a concession to US interests? Does it mean that they are supposedly selling Tik Tok to an American company? I don’t see it coming unless they get something huge in exchange

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Brian Mccarthy's avatar

If China approves a TikTok deal without any tariff relief - and it sounds like that is the case - that’s a show of weakness.

Perhaps not surprising after another shockingly weak Chinese data dump today.

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Rafael, Zhuge Liang Disciple's avatar

Shockingly weak? Have you noticed how Western economies are performing? ...

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