r/worldnews • u/Significant-Colour • 1d ago

China strikes back at Trump with 34 percent tariff — bans rare earth exports to the U.S.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-strikes-back-on-trump-tariffs-bans-rare-earth-exports-to-the-u-s
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u/nuadarstark 1d ago

Noone will. Canadian relations are also completely ruined and the European ones will follow.

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u/protipnumerouno 1d ago

I'd say Europe is worse by far, they weren't big fans before trump

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u/azraels_ghost 1d ago

Except that Canada was/is like right there. Easy, cheap trade, tourism, shared border.

No brainer

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u/littlesaint 1d ago

I think the point was: That while Canada-USA relation have fallen, they have fallen from a high-point, while EU-USA was already kinda low. So Canada-USA have fallen more, it's still a while until the bad EU-USA relationship.

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u/aboutthednm 1d ago

I am going to enjoy whatever new developments this is going to spur on in Canada. Time to become a little less reliant on our very fickle neighbor. Maybe we even get some new industries or whatever out if it, I'm here for it.

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u/Serapth 1d ago

Lol no, not even fucking close.

Europe went from dislike to stronger dislike.

Canada went from ally and strong friend to despise.

Europe is being treated rudely, Canada is being threatened directly.

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u/ZacksBestPuppy 1d ago

Greenland is part of a European nation and most people I know don't feel dislike but utter contempt.

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u/HussarOfHummus 1d ago

As a Canadian, I can confirm I've never seen Canadians so pissed off. Like friendly old lady swearing angrily when the topic of Mango Mussolini comes up kind of pissed.

We are willing to endure whatever it takes to defend our sovereignty and many will ardently boycott US products until the end of time, even if USA by some miracle elects Bernie or AOC.

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u/CharlieeStyles 1d ago

Europeans didn't dislike Americans.

It's just trash talk. I've seen that with Americans in Europe. You'll see an Italian absolutely say the nastiest things about a Frenchman and think he must hate France, while that Italian will probably go to France for vacations next Summer. It's just normal to trash talk based on nationality.

That said, I don't think this current state of affairs falls under that.

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u/BBcanDan 1d ago

Worse, no Trump is not threatening to annex you.

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u/Library_bouncer 1d ago

Well, with the exception of Denmark.

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u/Dom1252 1d ago

Whole Europe was trying to lower imports from china, and the only realistic way for that to happen was import more from Americas... Now that will exclude US, even if it means imports from china will grow

EU might not be the biggest market, but it is significant

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u/RogueHeroAkatsuki 1d ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_trade EU total trade exceeds both USA and China. Its not small market by any criteria.

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u/Greup 1d ago

US is 25% of world GDP and Europe 22%

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u/Basteir 1d ago

I think 22% is just the EU, Europe is higher (therefore including the UK, Switzerland, Norway etc)?

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u/Lythieus 1d ago

*WAS 25% of the world GDP. Lets see how long that number stays relevant.

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u/Xatsman 1d ago

Watch that invert over the next half a decade.

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u/lopix 1d ago

China likely benefits the most, of any country, with all of this

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u/Icy_Faithlessness400 1d ago

The European ones are already fucked.

We will never forget and never forgive that the US chose Russia over us. That it chose not to keep their word as a guarantoor of Ukraine security.

Trump should keep at it and piss off the entire world enough to drop the dollar and chose a new reserve currency.

Who wants to be tied to this shit show of a country, anyway. Trump might die tomorrow, the morons are 78 million strong and they will elect another one.

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u/FlyingMonkeyTron 1d ago

The Americans were never a guarantor of Ukraine. Really, EU countries should have stepped up. Ukraine is even in the early stages of joining the EU. It's kind of crazy that you relied on the Americans for your own security for a country that is trying to join you. And you traded so much with Russia despite previous invasions of Ukraine, and you still buy from Russia via third party countries.

Now, my country (canada) should also do more for Ukraine. But you guys really failed your own neighbor who is in the early stages of joining your own EU. You spit in everyoen's face by trading with Russia, refusing to believe the americans and brits that Russia was about to invade, and then barely helping Ukraine.

If the EU countries had any guts, they would send in troops to Ukraine now. You could help bolster places away from the front lines at least, provide more security in Kiev and along the border with Belarus or whatever.

Your entire attitude is really why I'm concerned for Canada. EU countries will not help us.

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u/wydileie 1d ago edited 1d ago

The fuck are you even talking about? We’re still supplying Ukraine and running intelligence for them.

I think Trump is an idiot in most things but Trump told you not to buy Russian oil and gas. Trump told you to increase your defense budgets. This has everything to do with many of the other NATO countries failing their obligations and nothing to do with the US. Europe is literally funding the war for Russia with your spending with them.

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u/mydogsredditaccount 1d ago

The penguins will be back. They need us.