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I'm seeing a lot of 10% countries there. Does anyone know what the 10% countries have in common that the others don't? I strongly doubt the "Tariffs Charged to the USA (including Currency Manipulation and Trade Barriers" is a real number. It seems more like an arbitrary number they've invented to justify going after some countries but not others. There must be a difference between the 10% countries and these other ones that they're focused on beyond this made up number they've invented.
Madagascar at 93% made up number, what's that about? Cambodia at 97% made up number, what's that about? Laos at 95% made up number...
Reads like a priority target list.
10% is the default tarrif on practically all countries.
I get that. My point is mainly about the number they're inventing though.
I initially got it wrong, updated now. It's US trade deficit with country divided by US imports from country.
That's stupidly simple and describing it as "including currency manipulation and trade barriers" is ridiculous.