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Trump tariffs live updates: Trump pauses higher tariffs for dozens of countries, but hikes China rate to 125% (www.bbc.com)
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[–] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 2 weeks ago

Even if these big, erratic disruptive moves do bring people to the negotiating table to buy more US exports (what exports?), there's no apparent calculus being done for the distrust and hostility it will engender. This is a big moment for the slow death of US soft power.