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2020-05-05 Europe

The coronavirus pandemic makes it clear: Europe must decide between the US and China

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-05 04:54|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 The eurines will always hate the US more, so what they will decide is no mystery at all.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-05 06:28|| 2020-05-05 06:28|| Front Page Top

#2 >The big mistake was to

Nope. In short, you cannot have free-trade BETWEEN countries when there's not Free-Trade INSIDE the country. America has lots of internal tariffs that dwarf the external ones, all that "free-trade" means is importers get rich as jobs move abroad.
Cut internal tariffs (and raise external tariffs) and maybe you can increase trade, but it's always best to keep an external tariff until land price/wages are comparable as absolute advantage of production location will still mean the trade is beneficial to both parties (not just certain wealthy folks in both countries).

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-05-05 06:36|| 2020-05-05 06:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I read somewhere that the EU was ready for a trade deal with the US. But guess which country vetoed it? La Republique Franchise.

Posted by Clem 2020-05-05 07:16|| 2020-05-05 07:16|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ Francaise *

Posted by Clem 2020-05-05 07:17|| 2020-05-05 07:17|| Front Page Top

#5 The coronavirus pandemic makes it clear: Europe must decide between the US and China

The greater dilemma, the US "must decide between the US and China."

Is the now very tired Target, Walmart, Loews, Best Buy graphic really necessary ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-05 07:38|| 2020-05-05 07:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Will the Washigton Post, New York Times, CNN and Bloomberg cut their ties to China? I doubt it.

Posted by b 2020-05-05 10:07|| 2020-05-05 10:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Europe must decide between the US and China

/me puts his chips on China.

Posted by SteveS 2020-05-05 10:50|| 2020-05-05 10:50|| Front Page Top

#8 My bet. East Europe USA, West (except UK) China.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-05 11:00|| 2020-05-05 11:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Is a more deadly second peak inevitable? Italy WILL face another coronavirus wave that is even more lethal as lockdown is eased, according to grim Imperial College London projection

Posted by Skidmark 2020-05-05 11:01|| 2020-05-05 11:01|| Front Page Top

#10 ^We have HCQ now. Soon there will be monoclonal IgG from Israel for passive immunization. And who knows, Remdesivir may actually work as advertised.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-05 11:05|| 2020-05-05 11:05|| Front Page Top

#11 But the idiots will still be beaching.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-05-05 12:32|| 2020-05-05 12:32|| Front Page Top

#12 Is the now very tired Target, Walmart, Loews, Best Buy graphic really necessary ?

These stores sell what their wholesale vendors sell to them and what their customers buy. When the wholesale vendors change, these stores will offer goods from places other than China. But the manufacturers and wholesale vendors will not change voluntarily.

For any real change to happen, customers must boycott Made in China merchandise, not necessarily the stores you mention. As I noted in a previous post, you can find merchandise in all of these stores that is not Made in China. But when the item you want is Made in China, then you must shop around at other stores to find a comparable item that was not Made in China, even if it costs more money. If, after all that shopping you still cannot find a comparable item that was not Made in China, then you must carefully consider how badly you need that item and whether or not you can do without it.

I spent a couple of hours last week fixing an old patio umbrella. I'm not exactly a Mr. Fixit kind of a handyman and I could have easily bought a new one at WalMart. But I figured it would be Made in China so I spent some time and effort on fixing the old one.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-05-05 12:49|| 2020-05-05 12:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Aren't Countries angry with China enough to say no to the Huawei 5G?
Wishful thinking

Posted by Jan 2020-05-05 15:03|| 2020-05-05 15:03|| Front Page Top

#14 Forget 5G - in 6 months there is StarLink 1GB UP/DOWN

Posted by 3dc 2020-05-05 16:06|| 2020-05-05 16:06|| Front Page Top

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