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by ndsipa_pomu 436 days ago
> But the point isn’t to hurt China, it’s to reduce US dependence on China.

If the point is to reduce dependence on China, why is Trump starting a trade war with everyone? Also, as many people have pointed out, there's little point in applying tariffs without also providing some kind of boost to the relevant industries - this is just hooliganism by Trump.