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Originally Posted by Rochard
This has nothing to do with Trump. This was most likely planned out before Trump was even a candidate.
With that said, now what is Trump going to do? He seems to think this is a simple matter of negotiating a "trade deal" that favors the United States. Well, the first China is going to say is "You must confirm you accept the One China policy and never ever talk directly to Taiwan again". Then China will demand we remove of our military from the Philipines, allow them to weaponize these islands, and then demand ownership of the Spratly Islands. (Look it up.) All of this will be before we decide what shape the negotiating table will be.
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You're assuming the Trade Deal doesn't Bankrupt China when the EU joins in.
Year____EU imports____EU exports in $billions
2013____280.1________148.2
2014____302.1________164.6
2015____350.4________170.5
United States: US$410.8 billion (18% of total China exports)
Hong Kong: $334.3 billion (14.6%)
Japan: $135.9 billion (6%)
South Korea: $101.5 billion (4.4%)
Vietnam: $66.4 billion (2.9%)
India: $58.3 billion (2.6%)
Singapore: $53.1 billion (2.3%)
Taiwan: $45.1 billion (2%)
Malaysia: $44.2 billion (1.9%)
Australia: $40.4 billion (1.8%)
Thailand: $38.3 billion (1.7%)
United Arab Emirates: $37.1 billion (1.6%)
China has no cards to play.