>If this is payback, why were they kind enough to give us notice? They could've not given us notice and sold far more than they did. Because it's the kind of m

>If this is payback, why were they kind enough to give us notice? They could've not given us notice and sold far more than they did. Because it's the kind of muted, minor payback that two economies that are linked at the hip give each other. China sells like $500B worth of goods to US every year. Rocking the US boat rocks their export boat which rocks the Chinese middle class. Creating economic instability in America would lead to political instability in China, methinks.