China Puts U.S. Soy Purchases on Hold as Tariff War Escalates

Trump should have taken a unilateral approach and confronted China (and Huawai) with the support of the G7....instead he started a trade war against the G7 and against China at the same time, and really isolated America in the process. The bombastic, insulting tweets towards China haven't helped anything either.

Not sure what the answer is at this point. I think those expecting China to cave are mistaken.

Well actually it should not be cowBOY, but instead, cowPERSON. Cowboy is a sexist term and is politically incorrect in the 21st century

"China moves closer to Russia amidst trade war with US"

Well this is completely rational....over the next 10 years we will see much closer alliances between EU/China/Russia/Middle East.

Plus, they had Sun Tzu. Tariff man stands no chance against that kind of culture.

I've always been on the side of USA, but this time I do not.
China is not guilty of weaknesses in the US.

Trump is from NY. NY does not produce cowboys nor is NYC conducive to the activities of cowboys.

LOL...lets say cow girl then...Trumpie is a cow girl

Only because bleeding hearts keep perpetuating it. Like you just did.

Cowboy = Novice who is quick on the trigger!

Indeed. It's a figure of speech, not to be taken literally!!

My post above ( https://www.forexfactory.com/news/920148-china-puts-us-soy-purchases-on-hold-as#post12300820 ) DOES NOT BREECH THE CODE OF CONDUCT

Grow the fuck up Twee

Have trouble seeing the smiley face emo did ya?

Trump has NOT been bombastic with China. He's bombastic with the Fed, the dems, the media - but, has not been so with China. There he has been very measured, cordial, and gives advance notice of what he will be doing, not quick on the trigger.

It's difficult to have a productive conversation with someone who generalizes in such a mind-hobbled manner.

what worries me more is this:
China moves closer to Russia amidst trade war with US
https://www.globalvillagespace.com/c...e-war-with-us/

For Information

A View:The current escalating Sino-US trade war is a child of unilateral US-Trump Administration economic policy. But drilling down into the economic strategy that informs that policy, there are striking parallels with Reagan economic policies of the 1980s, and in particular the supply side economics that informed that era.
Many aspects of the Trump policy has the same constituents.. tax cuts .. ballooning trade and CA deficits.
Swaging Tax cuts, beginnings of a drop off in saving rate, ballooning trade and current account deficit, and a trade war, then against Japan. We"re there again today. But naturally the context today is different.
The China of 2019 is not Japan 1980s. China with its amazing growth rate and 1.3b domestic market, represents an existential challenge to US global economic hegemony in a way that Japan never did or could. In the 80s Japan blinked first, with well known consequences for its economy. A lost decade.

Our Takeaway: Given we know China thinks plans and acts longer term than US, and learns from history, seems unlikely to blink first, (or ever -for other than with minor tactical concessions) . Which for market analysts and traders rules out any fast fix or fast win in todays Sino-US spat. Meanwhile the damage to global and US domestic economies grow, eroding confidence, and presaging dangers of global recession.

Experienced investors traders will understand the implications of this scenario for their portfolios.
Hope may be of help.
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