From: Form1099 <"4@34@43@4"@yagonemeat.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: I thought China wasn't open to tariff talks?
Date: Fri, 2 May 2025 14:25:58 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 5/2/2025 1:36 PM, NoBody wrote:
> China is "evaluating" an offer from the U.S. to hold talks on tariffs,
> according to a Friday statement from the Chinese Commerce Ministry.
> This shift in tone could leave the door open for the worldâs two
> largest economies to deescalate the trade war that has left global
> markets in turmoil.
>
> "The U.S. has recently taken the initiative on many occasions to
> convey information to China through relevant parties, saying it hopes
> to talk with China," the ministry said in a statement, according to a
> Reuters translation. The ministry also said that Beijing was
> "evaluating this."
>
> However, while Beijing appears to be open to negotiations, the Chinese
> Commerce Ministry warned that it would not be forced into making a bad
> deal. According to the Reuters translation, the ministry said that
> "attempting to use talks as a pretext to engage in coercion and
> extortion would not work."
>
> https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-open-talks-trump-admin-lowering-tariffs-ministry-says?intcmp=fb_fnc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
>
> That's China-speak for "they are very interested".
China knows its dick is in a sling. It needs to negotiate. What it is
doing is posturing to make it look like it isn't being strongarmed into
negotiations, let alone a settlement. Something will eventaully get done.