3 ms·
> It’s unclear what legal authority Trump would be able to use to compel U.S. companies to close operations in China or stop sourcing products from the country
by derwiki 7y ago
> It’s unclear what legal authority Trump would be able to use to compel U.S. companies to close operations in China or stop sourcing products from the country
By unclear, they mean no legal authority.
- adamiscool8 7y agoDoes Beijing have legal authority to compel the reverse, or does it rely on appeals to patriotism and backchannel enforcement to get it done?
- BubRoss 7y agoIt's a dictatorship, they will do whatever they want.
- theseadroid 7y agoI encourage you to watch this: The Rules for Rulers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs TLDR: dictators can't do whatever they want.
- gist 7y agoIt can also mean that the writer, in a rush to get the story out, does not have time to get informed opinions to make a point.
- save_ferris 7y agoNot sure why this is getting downvoted. It was only the other day that Trump was referring to himself as “the chosen one”.
- pests 7y agoListen, I'm not a fan of Trump but that was taken out of context. Go read the full quote. The statement was more "no one has done this yet, I'm going to do it" and not claiming any specialness.