[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #531 Sic Semper Tyrannis

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 08:47 schreef Reya het volgende:

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BUENOS AIRES: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday (Jul 21) urged China and the EU to respect "free, fair and reciprocal trade" as his French counterpart fired back that the US needs to "see sense" amid fears of a global commerce conflict.

Mnuchin arrived in Buenos Aires for the Group of 20 summit of finance ministers and central bankers at the end of a week in which US President Donald Trump ramped up his inflammatory remarks and threats regarding global trade.

But far from backing down on Trump's outbursts, in which he described China, the EU and Russia as trade "foes," Mnuchin backed his president, in particular over a threat to hammer China with punitive tariffs on the entirety of the US$500 billion in goods it exports to the US.

"It is definitely a realistic possibility, so I wouldn't minimise the possibility. We've been very clear with our objectives," Mnuchin told reporters ahead of the start of the two-day G20 summit that brings together the world's 20 leading economies.

"We share a desire to have a more balanced relationship and the balanced relationship is by us selling more goods (to China)."

The US trade in goods deficit with China stood at almost US$376 billion in 2017.

Mnuchin said China must "open up their markets so we can compete fairly," although he insisted that to do so would be "a tremendous opportunity for us and a tremendous opportunity for China."

The brewing global trade conflict was always expected to dominate talks in the Argentine capital and Mnuchin made no secret that it is the US's top priority.

Turning to the EU, Mnuchin said it would have to make considerable concessions in order for there to be a free-trade agreement with the US.

"My message is pretty clear, it's the same message the president delivered at the G7: if Europe believes in free trade, we're ready to sign a free trade agreement with no tariffs, no non-tariff barriers and no subsidies. It has to be all three."

'ONLY LOSERS'

France's finance and economy minister Bruno Le Maire hit back, urging the US to "see sense."

"This trade war will produce only losers, it will destroy jobs and put pressure on global growth," Le Maire told AFP.

"We call on the United States to see sense, to respect the rules of multilateralism and to respect their allies."

Trump's protectionist policies saw him slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, angering allies the EU, Canada and Mexico, and triggering retaliatory measures.

The US president has also threatened to put levies on foreign car imports - a big worry for Germany in particular.

"Global trade cannot be based on survival of the fittest," Le Maire said.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde opened the summit by reiterating her fears that increasing trade restrictions would hurt global GDP.

Lagarde said that taking into account "current announced and in process measures," an IMF simulation indicates that in a worst-case scenario, a half point would be cut from global GDP, amounting to some US$430 billion.

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 07:43 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op maandag 23-07-2018 om 05:24:19 To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! reageer retweet

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 08:50 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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sahilkapur twitterde op maandag 23-07-2018 om 05:42:36 Trump has repeatedly depicted war with Iran an something a president would do for domestic political gain.Here are four examples 👇 https://t.co/JdR1qM0BM8 reageer retweet

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 10:01 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Vraag me af van welk schandaal hij nu weer de aandacht wil afleiden..

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 10:13 schreef remlof het volgende:

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Trump's presidentschap is één groot schandaal.

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 02:00 schreef OMG het volgende:

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Misschien eerst eens je onzin lezen voordat je het plaatst. Beetje flauw dat je nu al een paar keer "ik gebruik nauwelijks nederlands" als argument hebt gebruikt wanneer andere users om opheldering vragen.

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 10:13 schreef remlof het volgende:

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Trump's presidentschap is één groot schandaal.

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 10:22 schreef zomerindebol het volgende:

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Dat lijkt vanwege de negatieve aandacht van de media op kleine zaken, met de VS gaat het uitstekend en het ziet er alsmaar beter uit.
Probeer zelf eens wat te onderzoeken ipv media of tweets aan te halen.

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 10:30 schreef Chewie het volgende:

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Ik zie jou anders ook geen vragen stellen, alleen je alt-rechtse onzin nablaten als een mak schaap.

Ben je er nu nog niet achter dat je onzin beter past in dat topic van je waar je onder de naam delipder post?

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 09:53 schreef Arcee het volgende:

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Ah, Rouhani zal binnenkort wel dezelfde vriendelijke woorden en Kodakmoment krijgen als Kim.

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Op maandag 23 juli 2018 09:24 schreef rockstah het volgende:
"My message is pretty clear, it's the same message the president delivered at the G7: if Europe believes in free trade, we're ready to sign a free trade agreement with no tariffs, no non-tariff barriers and no subsidies. It has to be all three."