US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffs
US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffs
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US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffs
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Entirely expected, but we will see which way the EU pulls. Right now approval for China is rising while US approval is falling.
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The offer to Europe is a poisoned chalice. Europeans are expected to betray China, gut food safety laws for toxic US beef, and pray America doesn't knife them in the back with pharma tariffs mid-negotiation. The EU still deludes itself that 90 days of tariff pauses mean goodwill, as if the US hasn't spent decades sabotaging allies. We'll see if European leadership understands that when the dollar collapses, America will drain Europe's corpse first.
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Many key European rulers are US loyal/agents, as demonstrated by Ukraine war support, and tolerance for extortion/infrastructure terrorism by Biden administration. Subjugating their people to US rule is the goal of some of these rulers.
OTOH,
- There is a strong boycott/hatred of US movement among population.
- Trump/US cannot be trusted on any deal. Further subjugation to evil empire is lock in into evil and forced acceptance of further demands.
- War on Russia enthusiasm as a full employment measure only makes sense with domestic weapons.
- Significant EU investment in Chinese auto market
- Airbus can take over Chinese market from Boeing. Similarly, western heavy equipment alternatives can replace Deere and Caterpillar in Chinese market.
- If US deprives itself from ASEAN/China consumer goods and electronics, that makes them even cheaper for Europe, and it is not a particularly desirable employment opportunity in Europe either.
- US empire aligned social media/LLM/news media is a major profit extraction engine from Europe through services, and EU's ability to tax/fine these is revenue and resistance over their subjugation.
- Greenland coveting is exclusively for purposes of enhancing war threats to Europe. Certain further subjugation.
- US/Israel evil on middle east and global warming is designed to raise emigration to Europe, destruction of economy, and far right reactionism in EU to promote Trump-like stupidity of policy "solutions".
- Pharma tariffs are not a big deal for EU companies, as production costs are pennies per pill, and a US shell company can buy them for pennies per pill and mark them up. EU tax revenue takes a hit though, and needs adjustment policies.
- Chinese energy (solar) is not just a global warming solution, it is cheaper and secure (no need for fuel supply chains) energy that has up to 90% local costs/jobs for deploying the energy. Europe has leadership in Hydrogen electrolysis which is key to 100% global reenwable energy production.
- Russia is objectively less of an enemy than US. Can provide Europe with everything the US can. Auto market can get bigger than US, with a tendency to favour ICE engines with EU expertise.
The free (independent and unsubjugated) world is far better off economically to stay free, or join the free side. Trade with China is already a bigger partner than US for most countries in the world. Canada and Mexico are somewhat forced to anchor themselves to a sinking US ship, but Europe must resist a US enemy, and benefit from economic destruction of US, where its capital can then buy the ashes cheaply. Far more to gain from closer Asian cooperation, and participation in China led development of global south.
The worst repercussion of locking into a slaved vs free world is it significantly increases risk of war, and of civilization ending war.