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The US claims that this blacklisting is unrelated to trade negotiations, but one has to wonder -- why did we wait until now? And if this is just a way to creat
by abeppu 7y ago
The US claims that this blacklisting is unrelated to trade negotiations, but one has to wonder -- why did we wait until now?
And if this is just a way to create leverage during trade negotiations, how would the administration gracefully reverse these blacklisting actions in exchange for something unrelated without it being patently clear that this was never about human rights?
- wnevets 7y ago>without it being patently clear that this was never about human rights? Have you been paying attention the last 3 or so years?
- abeppu 7y agoOr I guess, to phrase my confusion differently, if they're hoping to exchange this for a concession, and it will be clear to all that this was just a negotiating tactic when they roll it back ... why bother pretending at the outset that it's a principled stand over human rights? What's the point of the lip-service?
- jayrot 7y agoOne answer is: Because lip-service here and now is easy and has almost no consequences.
- panpanna 7y agoTrump himself confirmed this after he blacklisted ZTE right before the talks last year.
- avocado4 7y ago> how would the administration gracefully reverse these blacklisting actions Why should they reverse these?
- nwellnhof 7y agoIt's hard to imagine a trade deal where sanctions against Chinese companies are upheld.
- onepointsixC 7y agoThere is bipartisan support for the sanctions against Chinese SOE's. If POTUS were to waiver congress would act instead.
- bduerst 7y agoThe SOE's are a minuscule short list compared to the billions in goods that the Trade War has escalated to.
- phyek 7y agoAgreed. Clearly a negotiation tactic. I expect nothing material to come out of the upcoming meeting. I work in public equities and this has been such an ongoing headache... anyone remember when a full deal was supposed to get done by end of March 2019? What a joke...
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- onepointsixC 7y agoAnd what, making a Uyghur American the National Security Council's China director also a negotiation tactic? Anyone in equities who believes that there will be a deal isn't paying attention.
- neonate 7y agophyek just said "I expect nothing material", so obviously is not expecting a deal.
- onepointsixC 7y agoPhyek stated that it is a negotiation tactic, which implies that decisions are being made in respect to potentially making a deal. The overriding consensus on both sides of the isle are that China must be confronted. There will be no deal.
- 99_00 7y agoIt's related insofar as no China US deal means China no longer gets special treatment and a free pass on bad behaviour.