‘Tariff Man’ Flops: China Gets Relief, US Gets Influx Of Chinese Catfish
Chinese officials delivered a clinic in obfuscation on Friday, in the course of sketching the contours of an interim trade agreement with the Trump White House.
There were no details provided on the amount of farm products China will purchase, and officials generally declined to say anything about what Beijing had committed to other than to regurgitate talking points everyone has heard previously.
It was clear that Donald Trump wanted more. It was equally clear he realized the potential for Ch
Pathetic
Literally getting catfished… ok, I’m tired of ‘winning’, he was right…
Part of his overall “negotiating” pattern: Open tough. Talk about how tough you are. Bluster. Threaten.
Fail to fully understand the details of what’s being discussed. Back off your threats. Eventually settle for nothing close to what you first demanded (and sometimes less than the status quo ante). Declare it a “yuuge” win! If people start to examine too closely what you claim to have achieved, foment a NEW crisis.
eg. USMCA, North Korea … What a winner!