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> This won’t end well for either side IMO. Going after Trump-world oligarchs, if that is what’s happening here, is arguably a more viable approach for the EU t
by rsynnott 2y ago
> This won’t end well for either side IMO.
Going after Trump-world oligarchs, if that is what’s happening here, is arguably a more viable approach for the EU than the straight-up tariff-mirroring one China is taking.
- grey-area 2y agoThere is no winning move here unfortunately. Everyone is going to suffer, some more than others. If we’re lucky the trade war won’t lead to real war with someone like china.
- rsynnott 2y agoI mean, given the baseline that the EU _has_ to retaliate (IMO the game theory of trade wars dictates this; the EU really can't _not_ retaliate), targeted retaliation against Trump's people, and potentially targeted retaliation against Trump-voting regions (the EU did this in Trump's first attempt at tariff increases a few years back), is likely less damaging than China's approach for the EU (though certainly also lacking in the same degree of shock and awe).