The sales are already lost. US customers are not going to pay 2 or 3 times what they used to for goods from China.You have lost 50% of your sales.
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USA could win a trade war against any other country. It can't win one against the whole world. It will drive itself into global financial irrelevance.Two and then all the rest.
There are two countries in the world that can approach isolating themselves, or being isolated, from world trade because they have all of the required advantages, not just some advantages, to go it alone. They can also win trade wars. These countries are: Russia and the U.S. While many countries, or groups of countries such a the EU, have some of these advantages, Russia and the U.S. have all of them.
o A large enough population, but not too large.
o A common language throughout the country.
o Natural defensive barriers and/or weak neighbors.
o Enough natural resources.
o A history of being one country.
o A large enough land area.
o Strong militaries and preferably a successful military history.
o There are more advantages, but they become more controversial. This list should give the idea.
But what i heared from some i met at the Univ of Ghent, Belgium last weekend is that Canada is not considered a safe space, as the US president claims Canada as the 51th state and they think he's foolish enough to risk a war for that. That is what they (US scientists) litterally told me and why they dont consider Canada as a futur homebase. They have more confidence in France or Germany for that, even with the Russian aggression in eastern Europe.
I really love our Canadian neighbors, they are some of the nicest people. And many of us have family in Canada. This really upsets me.I have recently heard through a friend some really chilling accounts of what it’s like for some Canadians crossing the US border.
A friend of my friend works for a tech company and he hast to do a lot of crossing back-and-forth between the USA and Canada. Due to the new type of scrutiny at the border, the tech company had originally outfitted employees with burner phones to cross the border. And the employees would not take a laptop across the border, but instead had a separate laptop kept at the offices in the USA. But now, apparently, the USA border guards are hassling people for having burner phones, targeting them for more questioning. And some of the questions are “ What do you think of President Trump?” And even “ if President Trump were in front of you what what would you say to him?” The company has literally had to advise people what to say to these questions. (as you can imagine… you don’t say anything bad about Trump if you want to get through the border). And instead of burner phones now they are taking their original phones, but deleting their actual Social media apps and accounts, and taking other steps to avoid scrutiny of their online behaviour.
It’s just hard to believe we’ve reached this North Korea like behavior we have to deal with now..
EU officials visiting the US are now also issued with burner phones. And for perspective, I have never been asked before to show my phone to immigration officials on any of my multiple visits to the US.Sounds like your friend doesn't work for a very well run company. On of the beast ways of getting questioned by immigration officials (when entering any country), is being in possession of something commonly used by criminals.
A friend of my friend works for a tech company and he hast to do a lot of crossing back-and-forth between the USA and Canada.
Well I watch DW News (Deutsche Welle) NHK News (Nippon, Hong Kong) on PBS and I guess that may go away, but I guess I'll switch to that other "News" station with no reporters on the ground, interviews virtually no opposing commenters and that spews political propaganda 24/7.One of the most disturbing things in society today (imo), is far to many people live in their own little echo chambers are are completely oblivious to what goes on outside of it.