Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Protesters inflate Donald Trump baby blimp ahead of his UK visit" video.
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Danny F
You're a hypocrite to single out Trump's "reciprocal trade arguments when other countries engages in their own "Made In XYZ country" programs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-steel-china/eu-raises-import-duties-on-chinese-steel-angering-beijing-idUSKBN1780VU
EU already raises import duties on Chinese steel in 2017.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-06/europe-renews-tariffs-chinese-steel-pipes-high-72
European Union Renews Tariffs On Chinese Steel Pipes As High As 72%
Read http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/china/
When China joined the WTO in 2001 it agreed to reform and liberalise important parts of its economy.
While China has made progress, some problems remain:
a lack of transparency
industrial policies and non-tariff measures that discriminate against foreign companies
strong government intervention in the economy, resulting in a dominant position of state-owned firms, unequal access to subsidies and cheap financing
poor protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
In 2016 the EU adopted a new strategy on China mapping out the European Union's relationship with China for the next five years. The Strategy promotes reciprocity, a level playing field and fair competition across all areas of co-operation
The strategy also includes a trade agenda with a strong focus on improving market access opportunities – including negotiations on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. It also deals with overcapacity and calling on China to engage with ambition at multilateral level.
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https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/trump-may-point-eu-tariffs-ifo-says-899083
“The EU is by no means the paradise for free traders that it likes to think,” said Gabriel Felbermayr, director of the ifo Center for International Economics, a division of the Munich-based ifo Institute. The European Union actually comes off as the bigger offender when compared to the US, he added. The unweighted average EU customs duty is 5.2 percent, versus the US rate of 3.5 percent, according to ifo’s database.
So when Mr. Trump complains of “massive tariffs” he is not that far off the mark in several cases. And he does complain. “If the EU wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on US companies doing business there, we will simply apply a tax on their cars, which freely pour into the US,” the president tweeted earlier this month. “They make it impossible for our cars (and more) to sell there. Big trade imbalance!”
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In fact it wasn’t even Mr. Trump who first broke off negotiations over a US-EU free trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the German economist noted. It was actually the EU that put the unpopular talks “on ice” ahead of elections in France and Germany.
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*Trump is late to party on tariff increase game*.
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Jose Rebatta, BULLSHIT.
https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-isnt-the-only-solar-power-protectionist/a-42322107
Donald Trump isn't the only solar power protectionist
The United States, the European Union and India are all slapping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, accusing Beijing of dumping
From March 2017, China has higher trade tariffs on US built cars before Trump's response.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/business/economy/china-us-trade-tariffs.html
For example, an American car going to China pays 25% import duty, but a Chinese car coming to the US only pays 2.5%, a tenfold difference — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2018
From Musk's March 8th, 2018, China already has 25 percent import duty on US made cars before Trump's response.
https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/trump-may-point-eu-tariffs-ifo-says-899083
“The EU is by no means the paradise for free traders that it likes to think,” said Gabriel Felbermayr, director of the ifo Center for International Economics, a division of the Munich-based ifo Institute. The European Union actually comes off as the bigger offender when compared to the US, he added. The unweighted average EU customs duty is 5.2 percent, versus the US rate of 3.5 percent, according to ifo’s database.
So when Mr. Trump complains of “massive tariffs” he is not that far off the mark in several cases. And he does complain. “If the EU wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on US companies doing business there, we will simply apply a tax on their cars, which freely pour into the US,” the president tweeted earlier this month. “They make it impossible for our cars (and more) to sell there. Big trade imbalance!”
In fact it wasn’t even Mr. Trump who first broke off negotiations over a US-EU free trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the German economist noted. It was actually the EU that put the unpopular talks “on ice” ahead of elections in France and Germany.
https://www.ft.com/content/25900f14-1564-11e8-9c33-02f893d608c2
India has increased it's tariff on Chinese products since Feb 2018.
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/china/
When China joined the WTO in 2001 it agreed to reform and liberalise important parts of its economy.
While China has made progress, some problems remain:
a lack of transparency
industrial policies and non-tariff measures that discriminate against foreign companies
strong government intervention in the economy, resulting in a dominant position of state-owned firms, unequal access to subsidies and cheap financing
poor protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
In 2016 the EU adopted a new strategy on China mapping out the European Union's relationship with China for the next five years.* The Strategy promotes reciprocity* , a level playing field and fair competition across all areas of co-operation.
The strategy also includes a trade agenda with a strong focus on improving market access opportunities – including negotiations on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. It also deals with overcapacity and calling on China to engage with ambition at multilateral level.
https://www.export.gov/article?id=Argentina-trade-barriers
Tariff Barriers
For countries outside the MERCOSUR area, Argentina and its MERCOSUR partners established the MERCOSUR common external tariff (CET) on January 1, 1995. The CET currently ranges from zero to 20 percent for most products. However, some products in the automotive sector can reach 35 percent.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-steel-china/eu-raises-import-duties-on-chinese-steel-angering-beijing-idUSKBN1780VU
EU already raises import duties on Chinese steel in 2017.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-06/europe-renews-tariffs-chinese-steel-pipes-high-72
European Union Renews Tariffs On Chinese Steel Pipes As High As 72%
You're a hypocrite to single out Trump when other countries engages in their own "Made In XYZ country" programs
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Telecastvids
https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics/trump-may-point-eu-tariffs-ifo-says-899083
“The EU is by no means the paradise for free traders that it likes to think,” said Gabriel Felbermayr, director of the ifo Center for International Economics, a division of the Munich-based ifo Institute. The European Union actually comes off as the bigger offender when compared to the US, he added. The unweighted average EU customs duty is 5.2 percent, versus the US rate of 3.5 percent, according to ifo’s database.
So when Mr. Trump complains of “massive tariffs” he is not that far off the mark in several cases. And he does complain. “If the EU wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on US companies doing business there, we will simply apply a tax on their cars, which freely pour into the US,” the president tweeted earlier this month. “They make it impossible for our cars (and more) to sell there. Big trade imbalance!”
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In fact it wasn’t even Mr. Trump who first broke off negotiations over a US-EU free trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the German economist noted. It was actually the EU that put the unpopular talks “on ice” ahead of elections in France and Germany.
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Try again, hypocrite.
Another hypocrisy from EU is climate change. EU's German Auto makers fuking cheated their emissions testing while EU promoted the Paris accord
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