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He wiped off billions of billionaires' portfolios! He doesn't care much about billionaires and CEOs.

7.25 bn dollars per month? That Trump sure knows how to make money out of nothing. Amazing.

China is in a position of weakness because 3.4 trillion USD of China's GDP depend on exports. This is after the Chinese took steps to reduce the dependence on exports from 35% to 20%.. Yes, China manufactures a lot, but of course that has become its very achilles heel. Domestically, witness the stupid overproduction of housing, and internationally, witness Chinese dumping practices and its alienation of its trade partners due to said ruthless dumping practices, brought about by China's manufacturing overproduction. There are multiple sellers of course, for the vast majority of items China supplies. Only few items would present real problems for alternative sourcing, but even here the US can help itself, for instance by recycling rare earths. Indonesia is not the US of course, it does not have the resources, financial or technological, the US has. Whilst indeed there is some reliance on Chinese products in some areas, this can be changed. But can China find an alternative 400 billion USD export market? Much more difficult to get rid of China's overproduction. So again, you see, its very success in overproduction has become its weakness.

No, China needs to be careful in this trade war. America will win this fight, because America is richer than China and it is China that needs the American market, not vice versa. China does not control the medicine or auto supply chain. In fact 6 of the ten largest pharma companies are American, including the very largest. In auto too China lags behind globally. And the US can source other suppliers of course.

I think you'll find he already did. Billionaires and CEOs are not his main concern.

What's good for the goose is not good for the gander. You have to look at the real situation on the ground. China of course will negotiate because they know they will just be hurt economically far more if they don't. Because America can hurt them, since China exports a lot more to the US than the other way around. But China is clearly in a position of weakness. The US however is clearly in a position of strength. They too will negotiate because while they can hurt China more, tariffs also impose some pain on the US. By far not as much pain as the tariffs impose on China, but of course the US doesn't really want tariffs in all perpetuity. They're a strong defense measure. Thatt's all. And clearly working at the moment.

Obviously these comprehensive and highly complex trade deals take a lot of time to complete. It would be silly to impose an unrealistic time limit for such a complex process. There is no time pressure from Trump's side after all, the money from tariffs comes pouring in until the deals are done. So why would Trump be concerned about the timeline? His concern are the terms. Japan and India are very reliable allies anyway, of course they will be given plenty of time. Yes, China know they are inbig trouble. Why do you think they're so shy to negotiate? Because they know they will be made to suffer. Why do you think they're nervously threatening other nations that they will be punished if they make deals with the US that affect them negatively? Because they know things are not going their way. Poor China, she is so screwed.

So you're saying trade deals with Japan and India are proceeding? Excellent news. Thanks for the update. As expected then..

Yes, but it's in DENMARK. So....

Legend. You gotta love that man..

Of course, all these Ukrainians are high on Meth.

If a Thai woman asks "Do you have farang penis?" Is this rude...or complimentary? Or just pure fear?

If a Thai man says to a Thai girl "I have farang penis"...is he being rude or complimentary to farang? I think the answer is clear.

Don't be silly, they have Air Asia for that.

Then why did you sycophantically say you want to kiss a Ukrainian soldier's feet in the Ukraine thread? I almost threw up. Yes, I know Thais are the main culprits for bad driving, but their bad driving doesn't reflect badly on farangs! I mean what were you thinking? Knocking down whiskey and going to drive? You did not consider how much your wanton act of recklessness would impact us, the law abiding farang community as a whole, did you?

I just spoke to a Thai girl, she told me when Thai people say "Farang" they get very excited in a good way, want to touch you and talk to you. So it's like a compliment.

You greet people in Thailand with "Jo San"? Do you do this in Brtain too? I guess not because you'd get smacked in the mouth. You seem to be one of these people who just because they're in Thailand think they can do anything they want, wear no shirt on the street and no underpants, greet people with "Jo San". Well, normal rules of social intercourse still apply, and if you walk around with no shirt, no underpants and greet people with "Hey man, Jo San", people WILL look at you strange. Say hello in Russian or Chinese or German to a Thai person? What are you, taking the pxxx now?

Actually it depends on whom they are speaking with. If to a French person, obviously it is spot on and they can't complain, the Franks were the original French after all. if to a person from the North European countries it could potentially be taken as insulting, as they are from one of the superior northern countries. If to an East European, obviously it is a huge compliment., same with Albanians, Greeks, and the Latin countries. If to a British person, obviously it's highly offensive. If to an American, it doesn't really matter because they wouldn't understand it most likely anyway. We need to be more sensitive to the underlying issues when interpreting whether an offensive insult did or did not take place.

It was a Russian couple: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/2025/04/20/why-some-thais-get-triggered-when-westerners-say-ni-hao-to-them/

It's based on the Persian word for "Franks". They're calling us French!!! This is not offensive to you???!!!

"..a farmhand summed up the deteriorating public security condition in rural China: “If you raise pigs, you stand guard at the pigsty every night. If you farm cattle, you stand guard at the cowshed every night…But either way, do not even dare thinking about sleeping at home.” [1] The general trend of the state of public security in China’s countryside over the last decade is one where criminal activities of all kinds are surging steadily.." China’s manufacturing boom, while providing rural laborers with employment opportunities, has unintended, if not entirely negative consequences on security in the countryside. Criminal syndicates, whether local or transplanted from the cities, are gaining greater presence in rural China. While some operate like bandits, moving from one village to another, burglarizing households and terrorizing the local populace, others maintain a more permanent presence. Local groups produce counterfeit goods, operate illegal gun-manufacturing workshops and produce drugs (particularly methamphetamines) as a quick means to escape poverty. https://jamestown.org/program/rural-chinas-public-security-vacuum/

Did you by chance read that in this article? For example, one Westerner said that some Thais laughed when a Westerner (farang) eats guava, which is also called “farang” in Thai, and laugh.... อ่านข่าวต้นฉบับได้ที่ : https://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/2025/04/20/why-some-thais-get-triggered-when-westerners-say-ni-hao-to-them/

That's true, I trust MalcolmB as far as I can throw him, about 97.9 metres.

Ever since you missed the "black foreign tourists" bit in the other thread I have grave doubts about your Thai ability, to be honest.

Another Ukrainian draft dodger bringing down the stock of farang in Thailand. Smh. Deport him and make him pay double for being a Ukrainian draft dodger.