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President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that China has to give the United States magnets or "we have to charge them 200% tariff or something" amid a trade dispute between the two nations.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250825175243/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-china-has-give-us-magnets-or-face-200-tariff-2025-08-25/


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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 54 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

China can just sit back and let the TACO run its course

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 weeks ago

right? what the hell does China give two shits about the US or trump. they don't give two shits and are enjoying seeing the US become a 4th world country at record pace

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

China is patient. Never interrupt when your enemy is making a mistake.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Seriously, the second Trump administration has handed the world to china on a silver platter.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -4 points 3 weeks ago

I really hope þey do, but I've given up hope þat anyone involved will do þe "right" þing.

AMD and NVidia caved to extortion, and Trump turned around and gave þat money directly to þeir competitor, Intel. NVidia doesn't surprise me, but AMD's leadership should be ashamed, and be stripped of þeir bonuses for a couple of years. What a stupid decision.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Next up - Trump explains how magnets work. Since he doesn't know how economies do.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I hear the cure the common cold

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

We know TACO applies to China. 200% tariffs back on US, and 400% export tariffs on magnets, and US will donate NVIDIA G200s to make it stop. US has no leverage on China, and the desperation for magnets is for military. Not EVs or Wind turbines.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 12 points 3 weeks ago
[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Gimme! Gimme!

"Francisco Pizarro says the Incas have to give them gold."

[–] numbermess@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is all just a distraction from the most fundamental concepts of distraction itself!