Can the US disengage economically from China? The answer is NO & NO. The White House has drawn up a comprehensive plan to increase domestic production to reduce reliance on global supply chains (i.e. semiconductors), particularly from China. Didn’t we hear this before? Let’s get real America!!!!
POTUS & Democratic members of Congress are also pushing for a reduction in US dependence on vital imports from China, while critics of economic disengagement -- including the US chamber of commerce in particular -- warn that separating the economies of the two countries will hamper existing supply chains, exacerbate production delays, and force companies and consumers (you & I) to afford price increases.
POTUS faces urgent demands from US companies that tariffs under trump should be suspended, whose unilateral action has had consequences for the US economy alone, and the lifting of those duties on imports from China has pushed the former president to increase the cost of manufactured goods in China to US consumers by $80 billion in 2018 alone and resulted in the loss of between 250,000 and 300,000 jobs (You got the picture)!
I guess we all know what it means moving forward!
David
Ukraine came out and said Navalny's death wasn't in fact Putin (as Biden and the US Policy makers were so quick to decry)! David & Elizabeth react to the news in this short reaction video!
This class was taught LIVE on November 8, 2023, at 06:00 PM CT (-6GMT)
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Recent US anti Chinese policies has accelerated the momentum of "reverse brain drain".
To this day, US government is still arrogantly making the same old costly mistake.
(Side note: A 2023 survey of over 1,300 Chinese-heritage academic scientists in the U.S. revealed significant unease:
61% have considered leaving the U.S. entirely.
72% do not feel safe as academic researchers in the country.
35% feel unwelcome in the U.S.
45% of those with federal grants now wish to avoid applying for them to avoid government scrutiny.)
Is the much priased US military strength is weaker than one can imagine?
Iran just proves that:
Spending billions on US made defence systems is a compete waste of money against Iran missile attacks.
US carriers are fast becoming nothing more than super expensive "sitting ducks" in the face of modern, long-range, anti-ship missiles.
To add insult to US allies injuries - apart from non stop trump hot air where is the much promised (or fantasized) US military help when its allies are under attack?
AIMHO.
Is Chinese economy going through a difficult transition?
A Solid outcome for 2025; manufacturing purchasing managers index PMI contracted to 49 from 49.3 in January 2026, a four-month low; General Services PMI jumped to 56.7 last month, up from January’s 52.3 reading, highest since May 2023.
https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202603/02/content_WS69a5904ac6d00ca5f9a096e9.html
