RACE of ZEROING IN ON TARIFFS: Who Won and Who Choked?

Mr. President, critics may say you’re ‘totally poor and stupid.’ They be wrong. You’re not poor. But now that the dust has settled from the race of zeroing in on tariffs, who was in control or ‘caved in?

Appears the coming ‘Liberation Day’ destabilized some like the CEO who reportedly “choked out fellow traveler’ say ‘I’ll f–king kill you.” Or, the Senator who said “Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?”

Peter Navarro’s 2007 book, “The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won” appears to offer a page out of Trump’s Tariffs. 

“News Release, October 25, 201 2 – U.S.-China Chill Melts Down World Markets.” Peter Navarro appears to make a prescient warning.

Impetus of ‘Trade Wars’ seems to stem from IP theft of the ‘hard-drug four.’ Navarro stresses the need for the U.S. and the world to “adopt a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy” by enforcing border security. 

How? ‘Hard Choices’ and ‘Policy Prescriptions.’ And ‘the political will to adopt them.’

Trump, I think this is where you come in, the second time around. But in the end it appears you got ‘yippy’ and ‘afraid.’

Russia, looks like China too ‘called his bluff’ and ‘left him in the dust.’

First term appears COVID threw wrench into your trade war plan in late 2019. Hmm, may explain the urgency this time around to include “All of the nations of this world – including China – immediately address these impending conflicts…”

After reading his Mr. Navarro’s book, I made several comments of which I shared with the author. (Full Disclosure:  In my role as Faculty Assistant, 2007-2011, at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, I assisted Prof. Peter Navarro.)

Fast forward to 2024 campaign. “Project 2025” playbook appears a ‘copycat’ of ‘China 2025’ but with ‘American Characteristics.’ AND SEVEN YEARS LATER.

The Heritage authors appear to sell their ‘liberation’ propaganda via fear and necessary pain and suffering to combat communist infiltration. Ironically, their true intentions lie in their UN Democratic acts to “dismantle a government bureaucracy they say is unaccountable and mostly liberal.”

End Game? Stop cheap China products, except his ties and water?

Of course their premise of jobs taken is ludicrous and inaccurate. U.S. politicians and Corporations went to China, not the other way around. Corporations made profits. Corporations bought the 2024 election.

The U.S., heavily indebted to China, invested to survive as it continues to lick its wounds from military wars. Recall my April 8, 2019 paper, “U.S. Inc.: Dear “Comrades and Friends,” How We Sold Out and are Beholden to China.”

CEO, China and the ‘Art of War’

President Xi Jinping’s words on December 18, 2018 at the 40th Anniversary of China’s Reform Policies, “No one is in the position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done.”

In a review of China and the New Maoists, by Kerry Brown and Simone Van Nieuwenhuizen, Xi Jinping “struggles for legitimacy….Xi’s critics also refer to him as the new Mao because he has used propaganda such as the slogan ‘China Dream’ to win the hearts and minds of people.”

Furthermore and some would argue eerily similar to U.S. Project 2025:

 “Mao was, however, both directly and indirectly responsible for disastrous economic policies like the Great Leap Forward (1958-60). Ideology and politics triumphed over economic logic…The Cultural Revolution from 1966-76 – also described as China’s ‘spiritual holocaust’ (Ba Jin 10) – was launched by Mao to preserve ‘true’ communist ideology by purging the remaining capitalists and traditional Chinese elements from Chinese society. This brought Mao to the centre of power after the disastrous Great Leap Forward. It had momentous socio-economic and political ramifications, leading to the torture, harassment, imprisonment, forced displacement and the death of millions of Chinese people, including senior members of the CCP.”

Conservatives, you’re seven years late in your response and fighting from a position of weakness.    Karoline, speaking of positions, stupid you are not. But you sure make the pretty U.S. intern who was happy to get on her knees and salute her President look tremendously brilliant! Of course, Wall Street calls your boss stupid. Appears they don’t see a Bull or Bear. But a stumbling BIG BULLY.

Blondie, “The Art of War’ is what YOU missed reading. There is no art to playing a ‘bad hand’ in bankrupting Casino deals or a Country.

But if real successful businessmen attract you, then you may want to read, “CEO, China” by the China expert Kerry Brown. In the book, Brown “reveals the hidden story of the rise of the man dubbed the ‘Chinese Godfather.”

U.S. Corporations: China has made it pretty clear – you need to play by their rules or not play at all. There’s no question that China is advancing militarily, however “the underlying problem” for the U.S. is economic, not defense.

Still, as they continue to pour $ TRILLIONS into a war chest with the Peoples’ purse, they find other means to squeeze the little they have. But the People have finally woken up from their “American Dream” to face the stark reality that their livelihood has been bought and sold, “lock, stock, and barrel.”

Perhaps this tariff turbulence served as a wake-up call.

“The Western democracies, for example, are out after money and the Eastern Communists are out after power; otherwise they share an identical view of life, and [such] ideologies which accompany identical acts can only be described as a cruel hoax.” – John Wilkinson, 1964

“To the Victor Go the Spoils”

One of the oldest sayings on Wall Street is “Let your winners run, and cut your losers.” – Peter Lynch

After going around and around in circles for 5 decades, one country decided to stop and like a drunken CEOs stumbled and fell.

Chief seems to think he’s playing in a ‘Fast & Furious’ movie and following in BigTechs’ game plan of disruption by ‘moving quickly and breaking things fast.’ 

But in this ‘musical chairs’ game, real Maestro as 2008 crises reminds us, was Warren Buffett who won and saved the day. As he says, ‘Tariffs are an act of war.’

US, as your deadly ‘Black Swans’ of 2001-2008-2020, you swim in swamp of your own making. Weaknesses in your ‘zones of interests’ revealed.

Winner in this ‘Year of the Snake’ is looking like “CHINA 2025 ∞ ‘Black Swans’ Rapt By Infinite Serpent!”

U.S., the Power of the Sword like the rock takes down your paper and pen.  

In the global race to the finish, all markets are being waved in by the ‘official.’ Now that the dust has settled, let’s see who is stuck in the pit or left in the dust?

As it stands, by bringing their war debts to China, the U.S. has not only invested to survive but is heavily indebted to the China who has only begun to savor the spoils of victory.

The Seven Continents are on China’s circular table–one government, one party, business and banks (state and private).

America’s “square table,” since its inception, has been unable to “square the circle” showing its hand.

China, it’s your move. Again, you hold the ‘Ace in your Pocket.’ Yes Vlad. you called it, again! J