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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Thursday, April 03, 2025

Donald Trump has achieved his first global peace deal. China, Japan and South Korea have kissed and made up after years of trade quarrels. They have pledged to deepen ties and reorganise the Asian and global trading systems under what amounts to Chinese leadership. The picture blazoned across Asia's front pages " though barely registering in the US " showed the trade ministers of the three economic powers holding hands in a collective gesture of Asian defiance. It is one of the most striking economic defeats suffered by America that I have witnessed in more than 40 years covering international affairs. Trump's "liberation day" cuts two ways.

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More: "For all intents and purposes, the US is now a rogue nation when it comes to trade," said Michael Gasiorek, the director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory at the University of Sussex.

"I don't think there is a global trade war going on. The US is fighting a trade war with everybody but the others are keen to co-operate even more."

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-04-03 09:59 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

The things Trump will do for Vlad... breaking up the Western Alliance and alienating our closest trading partners apparently wasn't enough.

Destroying the US economy and it's Pension and Healthcare systems is off to a great start, too!

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-03 12:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#1 ... the others are keen to co-operate even more. ...

China's Xi sees this as an opportunity to increase China's ties globally.

Trump Gives China's Xi a Chance to Win Over World Hit by Tariffs
finance.yahoo.com

... Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on almost every country will deal a blow to China's economy. But it's also handing Xi Jinping a rare opening to deepen relationships across the board, including with key US allies in Asia and beyond. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-03 02:33 PM | Reply

Trump supporters don't understand what this means.

They're literally the dumbest group of people living in America, and believe Trump destroying America will somehow result in them winning.

Who knows what they think they're winning, but they're gonna realize it's absolutely nothing.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-03 02:48 PM | Reply

so you guys ?? get on here and post without looking at the news are

reading stuff....and not just the liars who kept fooling you fools

with "he's sharp as a tack".

maybe you want to take another look

or stick the first thing you see up your patootie....

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-03 06:04 PM | Reply

did I just say "patootie ?

daymn you dopes are dragging me down.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-04-03 06:05 PM | Reply

"the US is now a rogue nation when it comes to trade"

Mission Accomplished!

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-03 06:13 PM | Reply

What exactly is the end game here? Make Indentured Servitude Acceptable Again? Meanwhile, at my local supermarket this afternoon, I observed a somewhat unnerving smidge of panic buying. I guarantee you, more retirees are going to start running out of SS check way before they run out of month.

#8 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-04-04 01:25 AM | Reply

"What exactly is the end game here?"

Madness does not have an end game.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-04 02:59 AM | Reply

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