Tag: Trade War



Il recente accordo sui dazi tra Vietnam e Stati Uniti, raggiunto dopo tre intensi round di negoziati, non rappresenta un atto di sottomissione, bensì l’ennesima conferma della capacità vietnamita di preservare l’indipendenza e l’autonomia della propria politica estera attraverso la cosiddetta “diplomazia del bambù”, flessibile e resiliente.

The American emperor has no clothes. The bullying and bluster cannot disguise the reality that the US-led Western order is a failing empire whose only claim to power is criminal war and empty threats.

After sending out letters to a series of countries that will be hit with major “reciprocal tariffs” on August 1, US President Trump has further extended his global trade war, announcing more commodities that will have sharply increased tariffs imposed.

The Trump administration has made many mistakes in the past several months, but picking a fight with China is certainly the worst of them. The Trump national security team is dominated by China Hawks who can’t tolerate the increased power and influence of China.