Alsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down15
arrow-up171arrow-down1imageChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlAlsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down7·1 day agoBut not Russia. Trump has his priorities.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoNeither Cuba, or the DPRK. Instead, heavy sanctions are already in place.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoWe still do billions in trade with Russia. More than most of the small countries that Trump tariffed.
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down5·1 day agoWhat’s the point of tariffing a country that you’re not trading with because you’ve sanctioned it?
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours 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-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·21 hours 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.
But not Russia. Trump has his priorities.
Neither Cuba, or the DPRK. Instead, heavy sanctions are already in place.
We still do billions in trade with Russia. More than most of the small countries that Trump tariffed.
What’s the point of tariffing a country that you’re not trading with because you’ve sanctioned it?
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.
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.
*knows his limits