dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 day agoUS-China Joint Statement: US tariff on Chinese goods reduced to 30%, China tariff on US goods reduced to 10%, agreement lasts for 90 dayswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareinvalidusernamelol [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·edit-222 hours agoThere was already pretty large tarrifs on China from Biden If China was able to bait and switch them and get the existing under Biden 100% tarrif on EVs down to 30% that’s a win. Same with solar panels. Edit: Only new tarrifs are paused :(
minus-squareMarmiteLover123 [comrade/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoThis tarrif reduction is only to do with tarrifs from early April 2025 onwards, so the EV tarrifs are unchanged for now: both parties had committed to a 90-day suspension of most of the levies imposed since early April.
minus-squareinvalidusernamelol [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoAww, I thought they tricked em
minus-squareSmokinStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 day agoYo that is actually sweet. I want a chinese ev so bad.
minus-square30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoDomestic? Sure. US export model? Ehhhh
minus-squareSmokinStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 hours agoReliable chinese branded EV. Not whatever bezos is gonna do. Down to learn enough mandarin to read safety labels and shit.
There was already pretty large tarrifs on China from Biden
If China was able to bait and switch them and get the existing under Biden 100% tarrif on EVs down to 30% that’s a win. Same with solar panels.
Edit: Only new tarrifs are paused :(
This tarrif reduction is only to do with tarrifs from early April 2025 onwards, so the EV tarrifs are unchanged for now:
Aww, I thought they tricked em
Yo that is actually sweet. I want a chinese ev so bad.
Domestic? Sure. US export model? Ehhhh
Reliable chinese branded EV. Not whatever bezos is gonna do. Down to learn enough mandarin to read safety labels and shit.