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TexasTowelie

(120,804 posts)
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:56 AM Apr 3

70% Hit: China Devastated By US Tariffs; Chinese Economy; Taiwan Tensions: Massive Drills - China Update



00:00 Introduction
00:15 US Hits China With Massive Tariffs
07:36 Taiwan Tensions: China Launches Large-scale Military Drills
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70% Hit: China Devastated By US Tariffs; Chinese Economy; Taiwan Tensions: Massive Drills - China Update (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 3 OP
Thanks for these reports. multigraincracker Apr 3 #1
The formula used by trump to calculate tariffs is very stupid LetMyPeopleVote Apr 3 #2

LetMyPeopleVote

(163,222 posts)
2. The formula used by trump to calculate tariffs is very stupid
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 01:16 PM
Apr 3

This is a very stupid way to calculate tariffs







Here is the Vietnam example


This guy cracked the tariff formula:
@orthonormalist

It’s simply the nation’s trade deficit with us divided by the nation’s exports to us.

Yes. Really.

Vietnam: Exports 136.6, Imports 13.1
Deficit = 123.5

123.5/136.6 = 90%

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