> It's a simple formula based on balance of trade. It certainly is simple. > Does that trading partner also act like a two bit mobster? The US is comparable

> It's a simple formula based on balance of trade. It certainly is simple. > Does that trading partner also act like a two bit mobster? The US is comparable to the dictatorship of Xi now? I suppose the new leadership style is similar. > From my reading of foreign news… The very high level of these tariffs and their global scope and speed of imposition was a huge surprise to (former) US allies, and even to many in the US. PS I’m not American