China is reaching out to the world. It doesn’t want tariffs imposed by the US. President Xi Jinping likely feels betrayed by the man who was so kind to him previously, President of the United States Donald Trump. The Western press will of course paint China and Trump as the villains—each in their different sectors—while painting the consumer as the victim.
China’s role is actually one of confusion. $500B one way and $100B another is fair if China is on the favorable end, of course. Why would someone be so cruel, using that as an excuse?
So, China is making its appeal to international bodies, such as the WTO. But, therein will befall another misunderstanding. The International community agrees on twelve nautical miles of ocean ownership, no more, and building islands doesn’t count. China disagrees. So, appealing to International law won’t work in China’s favor, which will also seem unfair to the Chinese.
The Western press will make China out to be the bad guy, the aggressor. At the same time, the Western press will make Trump another bad guy for imposing tariffs. Of course China doesn’t want tariffs, that much is understandable. But, coming to “China’s” defense (actually their own) are the globalist businesses who believe that nationality, borders, and citizenship are a farce—that companies are the actual “nations” of the world. They are at war against both the US and China for not merging into one corporation. This is actually a battle for nationhood itself; from that perspective, both the US and China’s responses make perfect sense.
As for China being the “bully” as portrayed by the Western press, China really doesn’t see itself that way. The Chinese have no clue why the West would do such a thing, they really don’t understand.
Korea
Mike Pompeo dismisses North Korea’s ‘gangster’ comments, says talks are going well | CNN
Graham blames China for North Korea’s condemnation of US talks | NY Post
China
China files second World Trade Organization complaint over U.S. tariffs | Star Adviser
China looking to buy stake in UK nuclear plants, say reports | Guardian
Chinese Savers Won’t Save China | Bloomberg
China PM in Europe to bolster ties amid trade war with US | Aljazeera
China says open for trade with east Europe as clash with U.S. ramps up | Yahoo – Reuters
China says it is open for business with Europe, as US trade war deepens | Independent – AFP
US ‘opening fire’ on world with tariff threats, says China | CNBC
Trump says U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods could exceed $500 billion | Yahoo – Reuters
Taiwan
U.S. warships pass near Taiwan in a show of defiance to China | LA Times
U.S. warships pass through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions | Yahoo – Reuters
US destroyers sail through Taiwan Strait | Taipei Times