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[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Switzerland, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Serbia, Botswana and Laos are confirmed to be on the American shit list

Trump's people really want to hit them hard, but why? Manufacturing new crises? Sabotaging China's belt and road?

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's just a calculation of US trade deficit divided by US imports from said country. The US is not picking on any country in particular with this announcement, it's just a base calculation that applies to almost every country.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

He's just dumb as hell. Why is it so hard to believe a ruling class of systematic incompetence would lead to results like this?

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

It’s basically countries that don’t buy enough from the us