See - Trump Has Chickened Out. Don't Say I Didn't Tell You

Oh No, not from the Shit Times again.................

Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice:​

Mr Trump said China had been in touch since the imposition of tariffs and expressed optimism that they could reach a deal.PHOTO: AFP
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2025, 11:22 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on April 17 signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait.
“I don’t want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don’t buy,” Mr Trump told reporters about tariffs at the White House.
“So, I may not want to go higher, or I may not want to even go up to that level. I may want to go to less because, you know, you want people to buy and, at a certain point, people aren’t gonna buy.”
Mr Trump's comments further pointed to a diminished appetite for sharply higher across-the-board tariffs on dozens of countries after markets reacted violently to their introduction on April 2.
The Republican President imposed 10 per cent tariffs on most goods entering the country, but delayed the implementation of higher levies, pending negotiations.
Still, he hiked rates on Chinese imports, now totalling 145 per cent, after Beijing retaliated with its own countermeasures.
Last week, China said it “will not respond” to a “numbers game with tariffs”, its own signal that across-the-board rates would not rise further.

Mr Trump said China had been in touch since the imposition of tariffs and expressed optimism that they could reach a deal.
While the two sides are in touch, sources told Reuters that free-flowing, high-level exchanges of the sorts that would lead to a deal have largely been absent.
Speaking with reporters, Mr Trump repeatedly declined to specify the nature of talks between the countries or whether they directly included Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Mr Trump has repeatedly extended a legal deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of the short video app used by 170 million Americans.
On April 17, he said a spin-off deal would likely wait until the trade issue is settled.
“We have a deal for TikTok, but it’ll be subject to China, so we’ll just delay the deal ‘til this thing works out one way or the other,” he said. REUTERS

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/...na-tariffs-may-be-near-end-tiktok-deal-on-ice

China kissed trumps buttocks?

Fake news.

Hightech88 said:

Fake news.

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Spot On. You are "right". That's why I purposely wrote: Oh No, Not From The Shit Times Again........ Happy?

Aw...... come on, you know clearly well that I'm just mocking you. Don't take offense because we are all on air over the Internet.

Already told you people many times before: Trump is a coward bully. If you don't get tough with this bastard, you can never have the upper hand, just like what the Japanese has just been mistreated:

Japan’s early trade talks with the US offer countries few clues on the way forward:​

Japan's Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa answering questions from reporters in Washington on April 16.PHOTO: AFP
Walter Sim, Nirmala Ganapathy and Wendy TTOKYO/NEW DELHI/SEOUL

– No accord was signed, and a yawning gap still remains between the two countries.

But to all intents and purposes, the first round of trade talks between the US and Japan on April 16 is seen in Tokyo as a relative success.

Not that US President Donald Trump moved even a millimetre on any of his positions on tariffs.

But he touted “big progress” in discussions with Japan’s Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa, whom Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appointed as tariff czar. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were also involved in the talks.

“A Great Honour to have just met with the Japanese Delegation on Trade. Big Progress!” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, attaching a photograph of him and Mr Akazawa sporting broad grins.

The US President also gave Mr Akazawa a signed “Make America Great Again” cap.

He had on April 2 announced “reciprocal” tariffs ranging from 10 per cent to 50 per cent on many of the US’ trading partners, with Japan being slapped with 24 per cent. These tariffs are now on pause for 90 days until July 8 and many countries are scrambling to negotiate with the US over them.

These countries include South Korea and India, which may be looking for clues in Japan’s approach to build rapport with the mercurial president. But there were few hints forthcoming, as concrete details remain scant.

South Korea, like Japan, has borne the brunt of Mr Trump’s criticism that it is not doing enough in defence cost sharing, with both East Asian countries being host to thousands of US troops.

Mr Trump raised the issue of defence burden with Japan on April 16 and said on Truth Social that it would be part of talks with Seoul.

India, also like Japan, has been assailed for agricultural barriers.

South Korea has been slapped with a 25 per cent tariff and India 26 per cent.

A reality check​

Back in Tokyo, Mr Ishiba gave a dose of reality: “There are still gaps between the respective stances of Japan and the US. Negotiations going forward won’t be easy.”

The two sides have agreed to reconvene talks later in April. But when and where is yet to be determined.

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/e...-offer-countries-few-clues-on-the-way-forward

Oh wait..... Allow me to say on behalf of the Trumptard Minions here because they will surely fight tooth and nail over this claim and turn over the tables to say that: This is the art and beauty of Trump's "Negotiation Skills". "Negotiation Skills" over my 2 hairy balls lah.

Silly of me on why I didn't know this earlier?......... or is this another shit from the Trumptard Minions when they just cannot bear to be outwitted and/or exposed? Any comments from those Trumptard Minions in this forum? I'd just love to hear your reactions and probably I could learn something new from your reactions. LOL.