BangkokReady

That... seems to contradict your claims. 🤔 I have to say, I'm impressed that you would still provide this evidence, even though it proves you wrong. That's admirable.

Seems you are unable to explain anything or provide evidence for anything. Just insults. You lose.

So, no evidence, just blah blah. Got it.

This from someone who has been unable to explain anything they have written... 🙄

Do you have any evidence to support this claim?

You haven't explain anything. All you have done is insult the people who questioned your claims. No one will take you seriously and you just come across as an uninformed troll. You lose.

If you cannot explain your answers, or provide basic evidence to back up your points, people are going to assume that you have no idea what you are talking about and your comments will mean nothing. You lose.

Ah, using the fluffy non-scary percentage tactic again. What you have to ask yourself, is what would happen to most countries if you wiped out their entire GDP. Would they be OK? No. So if China lost US$524.9 billion, would they be OK, just because you feel that 3 is a small number? No. There is your answer.

That you cannot answer? How is that helping you? You aren't making much sense.

Trying that soft fluffy percentage tactic again? Nonsense strawman. As I said, you can think what you want, but many will disagree that US$524.9 billion is going to be easy to pick up elsewhere. Most countries don't produce more than US$524.9 billion in a year. That isn't going to be easy to replace.

If you think that China can just find US$524.9 billion somewhere else, then you're welcome to think that. Others might disagree with you, though.

So, when asked to explain your point your response was recommend that I should "ask AI"? No. That's not how this works. If you cannot explain your point or back it up with evidence, then your claim fails. That's how you have a discussion.

This response has nothing to do with the comment you are replying to. You're not making any sense.

No, you just think that 15 is a small number compared to 85, when really we're talking about US$524.9 billion. That's more than most county's GDP.

And? You haven't made a point.

What answer? I asked you a question, you cannot answer it, so you're the one who is lacking in their knowledge.

It could really once from anywhere. The materials are more of an issue, but manufacturing is not isolated to one county. probably all? A lot of China's technology is stolen, and their business model is ear slavery. If that is hard to replicate elsewhere, that's probably actually a positive ting. Indeed. Can the US hold out, and can China hold out?

You seem to be overly sensitive to it.

I'm not sure how they can choose for other countries to buy from them, but it will be interesting to see what Trump's response is, and what China's next step will be.

Yet, it's you who cannot answer this simple question... 🤔

Sure, China doesn't need its biggest trading partner at all... 🙄

How would it do that and where would the money come from? China has a lot less money since the trade war began.

The Chinese don't need to sell to the US? That's really what you're going to try to respond with?

I would imagine China needs to sell them more than the US needs to buy them. When you offshore production of a product, you rely on another country for a product. When you are the the country being offshored to, then you rely on that product being bought in order to generate income. They might still be exporting them, but they obviously won't be exporting them in anywhere near the same numbers, which means a much lower income. This is all while the current tariffs are still affecting them. And we haven't even seen how Trump will respond. Obviously, for most things, the US can likely find another source, whilst China cannot find a buyer to replace the US. It's all really a question of how long the Chinese can afford to hold out.

An interesting tactic, but let's not forget that China desperately needs to sell these products to the US, so it's really just a game of chicken. It will be interesting to see how this affects things. Can the US find another source, will it force them to innovate, or will China cave after a short period of time?