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/Throfari 1d ago

Didn't USAID usually buy up a lot of production that was left over from different sectors within farming to send as aid as well? So they're getting a doublewhammy now that that is dismantled?

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u/talligan 1d ago

They were the biggest buyer of US rice iirc

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u/shicken684 1d ago

And Japan if I remember correctly. Even though they find it trash quality and only use it for animal feed.

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u/Internal_Share_2202 8h ago edited 8h ago

Oh, but now it's really starting: the famous sack of rice has fallen over, only this time all of America is shaking...

No more pigs or poultry to feed... Well, soy is really quite harsh, but you'll get used to it. As for the taste, though... it's just crap.

I wonder when "Team Six" will finally take this job and defend the constitution against internal enemies.

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u/Life_Ad_7715 1d ago

Good thing sesame street isn't being shown in Iraq anymore

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u/Throfari 1d ago

Or all those condoms that they thought were going to Hamas who were just chilling in Gaza waiting for their birthcontrol, but were actually going to Gaza in Mozambique to prevent STDs from spreading.

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u/Life_Ad_7715 1d ago

They gotta make up their minds about whether they want palestinians or not