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you better hope so too. it would be trump's fault for claiming china had high tariffs so he raises tariffsSkans » Today, 7:56 am » wrote: ↑ You are one big liar. China was ripping off the United States. China was:
- systematically and intentionally putting trade barriers up so that Chinese citizens wouldn't buy substantial amounts of American products;
- stealing patented American technology, replicating it and selling it without ever having to invest a penny in R&D.
- supplying munitions to terrorist nations
- trying to steal the Panama Canal, and locking up world resources by "loan sharking" poor, struggling nations.
- caused American drug manufacturers to rely 90% on Chinese manufactured drugs and medications. If China wanted to, it could murder millions of Americans by stopping shipments of insulin, cortisol (and other corticosteroids), levothyroxine, heart medication, warfarin, most antibiotics, and bronchodilators. Do you take any of these? You better pray like hell that we don't get into a skirmish with China.
- Exported massive amounts of chemicals to Mexico for the production of Fentanyl illegally smuggled into the US.
- Selling banned products to US customers, such as drug precursors and other illegal items which I won't mention here.
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In 2023, China's average tariff rate decreased to 7.3% from 7.4% in 2022. This involved adjustments to both import and export tariffs, including waivers for certain medical goods, increased tariffs on some commodities, and provisional tariff rates for specific items. The adjustments aimed to connect domestic and international resources and markets, with a focus on expanding imports of medical supplies, high-quality consumer goods, energy resources, and IT products, according to Deloitte.