Could Trump to Put 100 percent tariffs on Thailand?

[John Drake]

Oh, no. Maybe joining BRICS was such a good idea after all.

 

 

[KhunLA]

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[Jingthing]

I think it's a real possibility. 

If it happens I hope Thailand doesn't retaliate against American expats.

[John Drake]

7 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

You want to change your false and misleading headline, as nowhere did I see any mention of 100% tariff, or TH even mentioned 

 

Something like ... 'Trump not happy with countries joining BRICS'

 

Thailand will always be a 'hands off' country, as for now, one of the few USA friends in SEA.   He won't want to rock that boat, as TH doesn't need the USA at all.

 

Nothing that the USA trades with TH, can't be sourced easily elsewhere.

 

Try the little link that says Show More and you'll get this; "We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy.

[John Drake]

9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Thailand will always be a 'hands off' country, as for now, one of the few USA friends in SEA.   He won't want to rock that boat, as TH doesn't need the USA at all.

 

hah, hah, hah. Thailand has an irreplaceable trade surplus with the US. It's not a friend, it's a Chinese colony. The Philippines is a US friend. 

[KhunLA]

14 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Try the little link that says Show More and you'll get this; "We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy.

Edit:  now is see the 100% ... IF, they create or accept another currency other than USD....

 

... "Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs" ...

 

[John Drake]

Just now, KhunLA said:

This is what you link shows, so I don't know where that is, tho 100%, but notice TH still not mentioned.

 

 

Thailand is joining BRICS, isn't it?

[Purdey]

Why is Thailand "hostile" to the U.S.? It has no intention of breaking ties.

[KhunLA]

3 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

hah, hah, hah. Thailand has an irreplaceable trade surplus with the US. It's not a friend, it's a Chinese colony. The Philippines is a US friend. 

You're ignorance shines.  Yearly Cobra Gold, along with use of air & navel bases. 

[John Drake]

1 minute ago, Purdey said:

Why is Thailand "hostile" to the U.S.? It has no intention of breaking ties.

 

It's joining BRICS. And Trump has just proclaimed any intent on the part of BRICS to weaken the US dollar a hostile action that will result in 100 percent tariffs and/or exclusion from exporting into the US.

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Thailand is joining BRICS, isn't it?

As a 'Partner Country', so far.  Even if TH joined full on, they would still be 'hands off' for more than a few years.

 

Not like either country needs each other.

[John Drake]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

You're ignorance shines.  Yearly Cobra Gold, along with use of air & navel bases. 

 

You're spluttering. 

[HappyExpat57]

11 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I think it's a real possibility. 

If it happens I hope Thailand doesn't retaliate against American expats.

If that happens, I'll have to pull out my Canadian ball cap and lapel pin.

[Purdey]

3 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

It's joining BRICS. And Trump has just proclaimed any intent on the part of BRICS to weaken the US dollar a hostile action that will result in 100 percent tariffs and/or exclusion from exporting into the US.

I understood that Thailand is joining BRICS but why would they agree to a new currency? I think they will not, knowing the repercussions.

[soalbundy]

That will disappoint the whores, no more navy warships docking for 'friendship visits'

[KhunLA]

4 minutes ago, John Drake said:

You're spluttering. 

Nope, just stating the obvious.

 

I hope TH & USA relations stay as is, or even better, get strained a bit, as the last I want, is a Thai FTA with the USA.   Would mean nothing but higher prices in TH.

[Stiddle Mump]

1 minute ago, Purdey said:

I understood that Thailand is joining BRICS but why would they agree to a new currency? I think they will not, knowing the repercussions.

The sun is rising in the East! Can The Don not see that? Or, is he simply being poorly advised.

[John Drake]

3 minutes ago, Purdey said:

I understood that Thailand is joining BRICS but why would they agree to a new currency? I think they will not, knowing the repercussions.

 

It's not enough that they just don't agree. They will need to make a commitment, according to the posting: We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency,

[CharlieH]

Misleading headline changed ! 

[John Drake]

Just now, Stiddle Mump said:

The sun is rising in the East! Can The Don not see that? Or, is he simply being poorly advised.

 

Maybe people have awakened in DC and aren't waiting for another Pearl Harbor this time.

[PomPolo]

I think the 100% is scaremongering, Starmer has made his postition clear on bowing to the US even if he needs to sort things out like immigration policies, it will likely be 25% like most other countries including the UK.

Even 25% would still screw Thailand up to the tune of over $4 billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-20/thai-economy-seen-taking-4-6-billion-hit-from-trump-tariff-plan

 

 

[John Drake]

Just now, PomPolo said:

I think the 100% is scaremongering, Starmer has made his postition clear on bowing to the US even if he needs to sort things out like immigration policies, it will likely be 25% like most other countries including the UK.

Even 25% would still screw Thailand up to the tune of over $4 billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-20/thai-economy-seen-taking-4-6-billion-hit-from-trump-tariff-plan

 

 

 

Possibly. No, maybe even likely. But I still like to see it, because it ought to scare the bejabbers out of the Thais who have been quietly undermining US interests through things such as openly inviting Chinese companies to set up in Thailand to evade US sanctions and restrictions.

[Stiddle Mump]

1 minute ago, John Drake said:

 

Maybe people have awakened in DC and aren't waiting for another Pearl Harbor this time.

Make you right there John.

 

The 'West' is 12% of the land mass, 13% of the people and an estimated 6% of the world's resources.

 

The 'non-West' holds 80% of the earth's gold.Time for a change?

[Purdey]

6 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

It's not enough that they just don't agree. They will need to make a commitment, according to the posting: We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency,

I doubt that a pledge of servitude will come but rather the BRICS countries will agree among themselves not to adopt a central currency. 

[John Drake]

1 minute ago, Purdey said:

I doubt that a pledge of servitude will come but rather the BRICS countries will agree among themselves not to adopt a central currency. 

 

Like most things Trump, its effect is unpredictable. 

[PomPolo]

1 minute ago, John Drake said:

 

Possibly. No, maybe even likely. But I still like to see it, because it ought to scare the bejabbers out of the Thais who have been quietly undermining US interests through things such as openly inviting Chinese companies to set up in Thailand to evade US sanctions and restrictions.

I agree for sure with that and I doubt Trumps target would directly be Thailand in particular it would more than likely be anyone showing support to China like you said.  He (or his administration) have tried to do the same to the UK if they don't pick a side between Europe and the US (as much as I disagree with a lot of Starmers policies he has rightly essentially told him to F off) all playground type stuff if you ask me!

[Silencer]

BRICS is one thing, baht manipulation could be a future issue. As I recall last time, his economic people were looking into which currencies were being manipulated against the dollar.  

[John Drake]

37 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I think it's a real possibility. 

If it happens I hope Thailand doesn't retaliate against American expats.

 

It could be good for us.  China does this sort of thing all the time. They use tariffs and import inspection slow-downs to get their way with countries such as Australia, South Korea, and Japan. And I remember the government apologizing for the nation a few years ago when a Thai immigration officer slapped a Chinese tourist. China takes care of its people and its interests. Why shouldn't the US do the same?

[Jingthing]

31 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Why is Thailand "hostile" to the U.S.? It has no intention of breaking ties.

Are Panama, Dénmark, and Canada hostile?

[impulse]

29 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Like most things Trump, its effect is unpredictable. 

 

It's a negotiating tactic.  They call it strategic ambiguity, and it kept Russia out of Donbass and Hamas in Gaza on his watch.