Notice how I've never insulted Singapore while you've been busy insulting me, and my nation's entire history
I know your shortcomings are your own, and thus I direct my ridicule at YOU, not your nation, not your ancestors, and not your ethnicity.
China and the rest of the world, including Indonesia, EU, and the other 16 countries being targeted for trade review should stand up to America, to show America that it can't expect to engage in tarrifs that hurt other nations economies without hurting itself.
I guess if you think we should all just bow down to America and continue treating its exports fairly after it denies our exports the same rights then I really don't see any reason to argue. That's such a non-sensical position to take its hilarious, like a guy being robbed insisting the thieves are just 'friends'.
I'll be gracious and show some data you yourself have been pathetically unable to do.
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And then from
http://www.worldstopexports.com/chinas-top-import-partners/
China's exports:
(1) United States: US$431.7 billion (19% of total Chinese exports)
USA exports:
(3) China: $130.4 billion (8.4%)
So if we put down a simple math equation, China has more to lose in a China vs America showdown
China direct GDP threatened: 0.19 x 0.20 = 0.038 = 3.8%
USA direct GDP threatened : 0.084 x 0.12 = 0.01 = ~1%
That's why it's painfully obvious if China and the USA gets into a trade war, China will lose, because America can hurt it more. As you stated yourself, America is still the largest consumer economy on Earth, so it buys more than it sells.
But the fact is that Trump is going to put all 12% of USA's export-reliant GDP at risk because he's starting a trade war with almost everyone, a USA vs World showdown, will see the utter destruction of the US economy.
I'm sure you're still going to be an obstinate little brat, but there's the logic and the proof. Try and twist it all you want, numbers are numbers. So is the announcement of tarrifs made by Trumps administration. That's why China is more cautious in entering this trade war, because it knows that although the result will hurt both America and China, China will hurt more.
As a general rule of thumb, if a trade war starts between two economies, the economy with the trade surplus is the most at risk.
Very well everyone, sorry for this derail, I usually try not to engage in forum debates, but this guy really push a lot of buttons. He insulted me and everything related to me, shifted the arguments multiple times like a 2 cent lawyer, and then couldn't even read properly. I'll be ignoring any of his future posts.
@eldarlmari I really hope this post isn't so long your small brain fails you again and you claim you're 'too lazy' to argue any more.