Alsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up175
arrow-up175imageChina's Zero-Tariff policy for developing countries vs US "Reciprocal" Tariffslemmy.mlAlsephina@lemmy.ml to China, 中国@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoBut not Russia. Trump has his priorities.
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoWhat’s the point of tariffing a country that you’re not trading with because you’ve sanctioned it?
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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-up4·1 year agoNeither Cuba, or the DPRK. Instead, heavy sanctions are already in place.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWe still do billions in trade with Russia. More than most of the small countries that Trump tariffed.
But not Russia. Trump has his priorities.
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.
*knows his limits
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.