PREVIEW: PRC: Colleague Chris Riegel comments on the Trump administration's aim to use tariffs to constrain China. More later.
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
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🗓️ 14 November 2024
⏱️ 1 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is John Batchel. |
| 0:02.1 | Conversation about China with colleague Chris Regal. |
| 0:05.5 | The Trump administration looks to use tariffs and leverage to negotiate with China. |
| 0:11.2 | Will it work? |
| 0:12.5 | Chris is positive about this, saying this is the chance. |
| 0:16.6 | Here's Chris Wiggle to explain. |
| 0:18.8 | More of this later tonight. |
| 0:20.1 | John, I think the Chinese are in a very tough spot where they cannot go to a full open trade war. |
| 0:27.3 | So with Mr. Trump's negotiating skills, the hope would be the threat of substantial tariffs, |
| 0:33.6 | the threat of substantial challenge in importing Chinese goods to the U economy is the lever needed to reset some of the trade conditions that are adversarial and disadvantageous to U.S. businesses now might be the best time in a generation to negotiate a deal because the Chinese are on their knees. |
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