1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

And, we cannot have China threatening the world and threatening its neighbors.

 

 

 

From my perspective, it is America that is doing all the threatening.

 

The US has 750 military bases across the world. China has none.

13 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

From my perspective, it is America that is doing all the threatening.

 

The US has 750 military bases across the world. China has none.

The govt of the Philippines might disagree that that statement.

29 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Tariffs are very low between the US and other developed nations. He even penalized countries that run a trade deficit with the USA. His plan is not rational. It's about his foolish belief that the US is being cheated because it runs a negative trade balance.

 

Maybe he is against the exploitation of workers, worldwide.

We need a minimum wage for workers, around the world, perhaps.

Then, there might be less need for tariffs.

 

27 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

From my perspective, it is America that is doing all the threatening.

 

The US has 750 military bases across the world. China has none.

 

China is already invading Africa, BIG TIME.

 

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Maybe he is against the exploitation of workers, worldwide.

We need a minimum wage for workers, around the world, perhaps.

Then, there might be less need for tariffs.

 

Which is why Trump has been such a big supporter of raising the Federal minimum wage which now stands at less than $8 per hour? Just kidding. About Trump being a supporter of raising the minimum wage. Not about how much it is.

8 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Maybe he is against the exploitation of workers, worldwide.

Yes, that's why he's buying his maga stuff made by exploited workers.

 

Do you really believe your words?

20 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Yes, that's why he's buying his maga stuff made by exploited workers.

 

Do you really believe your words?

 

Geeze...

 

Is it really against forum rules for me to make a facetious comment, once in a while?

 

Anyway, for sure, joking aside, we need to raise the minimum factory wage around the world before we can actually have free and unfettered trade between countries.

 

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

From my perspective, it is America that is doing all the threatening.

 

The US has 750 military bases across the world. China has none.

China has at least five declared overseas bases plus many "outposts" in the harbours airfields etc that it has helped to construct under the Belt and Roads initiative.

The US has 125 military bases in 55 countries as of Feb 2025.

3 hours ago, rough diamond said:

China has at least five declared overseas bases plus many "outposts" in the harbours airfields etc that it has helped to construct under the Belt and Roads initiative.

The US has 125 military bases in 55 countries as of Feb 2025.

I don't know where your figure of 125 comes from. According to Gemini AI, the figure is 750.

 

Harbours and airfields constructed by the Chinese in other nations only count if they are sovereign Chinese territory. Most US bases are sovereign American territory.

 

Ask the Cubans what they think of Guantanamo Bay.