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I may be a bit jaded here, but: $politician is shocked by $problemKnownForDecades. These people's outside face is more an opera actor than a real person. So th
by hyperman1 1y ago
I may be a bit jaded here, but: $politician is shocked by $problemKnownForDecades. These people's outside face is more an opera actor than a real person. So the actual message is probably: Some political faction has decided to push for legislation and needs to sell it to the public.
Combined with the USA's preparation for war on China, the Russia invasion in Ukraine, and the Trump trade war: It seems the EU is aligning itself with the USA againts China, and has to sell this to an anti-Trump citizenship
- saubeidl 1y agoIt sure would help if Trump wasn't constantly attacking our way of life.
- Frieren 1y ago> Some political faction has decided to push for legislation and needs to sell it to the public. Yes. Chinese direct sales have no taxes (as they divide orders to below the taxable amount). So, taxes are coming to Chinese goods and this is the start of that process. It makes sense to remove that loophole that gives advantage to foreign made products over local ones. So, the goal seems a good one.
- hyperman1 1y agoWhile the long term goal seems a good one, we don't yet know what exactly they want, and politicians are very good at seeming. Meanwhile, in the current context, I'd like to see Europe taking a more ambiguous position: Invite all of the non USA first world to increase trade and strengthen stability, giving an alternative to Trump. This would also mean a more ambigous signalling to China. After the NATO budget increase (which for abbig part means buying USA weapons), this kind of action is Vasal Europe crawling back to the safe bosom of King USA.
- redeeman 1y agothose things destined for the EU does, where both aliexpress, temu etc declare and prepay at the EU import one stop shop.