CNN’s Zakaria: Trump ‘Has Badly Bungled’ China Trade War

Ordinary people here in ░░░░░░░░ worry what might get ░░░░░░░░ away in a deal ░░░░░░░░ by two powerful men ░░░░░░░░ too proud to pick ░░░░░░░░ the phone Will Ripley ░░░░░░░░ taipei gt gt all ░░░░░░░░ Fareed Zakaria is out ░░░░░░░░ now The host of ░░░░░░░░ Zakaria gps So fred ░░░░░░░░ know while will was ░░░░░░░░ and you know will ░░░░░░░░ and I on the ░░░░░░░░ together so many times ░░░░░░░░ most of his reports ░░░░░░░░ to bars and tone ░░░░░░░░ China most of the ░░░░░░░░ they censor them They ░░░░░░░░ not censor this A ░░░░░░░░ about a potential invasion ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan beginning with a ░░░░░░░░ S general saying that ░░░░░░░░ are not practicing that ░░░░░░░░ are They are literally ░░░░░░░░ But these aren t ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ it What is really ░░░░░░░░ stake here tonight gt ░░░░░░░░ these are the highest ░░░░░░░░ And the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ gt gt badly bungled ░░░░░░░░ gt gt the greatest ░░░░░░░░ gt deterrent to gt ░░░░░░░░ a Chinese invasion of ░░░░░░░░ gt gt which would ░░░░░░░░ gt gt you know ░░░░░░░░ ripples through the world ░░░░░░░░ through the international political ░░░░░░░░ The greatest deterrent was ░░░░░░░░ any weapon we had ░░░░░░░░ was the fear that ░░░░░░░░ had that they would ░░░░░░░░ decoupled from the American ░░░░░░░░ the economy with which ░░░░░░░░ had for the last ░░░░░░░░ years built a deep ░░░░░░░░ relationship Trump has fired ░░░░░░░░ gun pointlessly without a ░░░░░░░░ without a strategy as ░░░░░░░░ as I can tell ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs on China ░░░░░░░░ raised to 145 simply ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to save ░░░░░░░░ You know he was ░░░░░░░░ was backtracking and flip ░░░░░░░░ on all the other ░░░░░░░░ So he needed to ░░░░░░░░ China into the into ░░░░░░░░ punching bag But because ░░░░░░░░ that what he has ░░░░░░░░ is play into China ░░░░░░░░ hardliners hands They have ░░░░░░░░ waiting for this decoupling ░░░░░░░░ practiced it during Covid ░░░░░░░░ practiced it during the ░░░░░░░░ lockdown And now what ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ look if we go ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan what do we ░░░░░░░░ to lose We ve ░░░░░░░░ been cut off from ░░░░░░░░ American market gt gt ░░░░░░░░ mean it is stunning ░░░░░░░░ consider that this may ░░░░░░░░ where this goes You ░░░░░░░░ about the the path ░░░░░░░░ tariffs to war A ░░░░░░░░ one You know in ░░░░░░░░ I want to just ░░░░░░░░ this Will Ripley you ░░░░░░░░ show that post that ░░░░░░░░ foreign ministry recently posted ░░░░░░░░ x so this post ░░░░░░░░ has now 13 million ░░░░░░░░ So what it s ░░░░░░░░ is the former leader ░░░░░░░░ zedong speaking during the ░░░░░░░░ war era Now that ░░░░░░░░ the last time the ░░░░░░░░ war when China and ░░░░░░░░ were actually at physical ░░░░░░░░ clashing on a battlefield ░░░░░░░░ That s being posted ░░░░░░░░ And he says in ░░░░░░░░ mao no matter how ░░░░░░░░ this war lasts we ░░░░░░░░ never yield And that ░░░░░░░░ trending now in China ░░░░░░░░ know I know this ░░░░░░░░ into what you re ░░░░░░░░ about but but the ░░░░░░░░ here is so culturally ░░░░░░░░ gt gt the the ░░░░░░░░ of China s modern ░░░░░░░░ that every schoolchild is ░░░░░░░░ in history books is ░░░░░░░░ China was forced and ░░░░░░░░ by western powers including ░░░░░░░░ United States in the ░░░░░░░░ century and had to ░░░░░░░░ down and had to ░░░░░░░░ humiliation and a kind ░░░░░░░░ neocolonial arrangement with the ░░░░░░░░ powers And the message ░░░░░░░░ Chinese history is never ░░░░░░░░ like that again We ░░░░░░░░ never allow ourselves to ░░░░░░░░ put in a position ░░░░░░░░ that Look in the ░░░░░░░░ have a fairly strong ░░░░░░░░ A lot of the ░░░░░░░░ the United States imports ░░░░░░░░ China are precursors to ░░░░░░░░ to chemical you know ░░░░░░░░ drugs chemicals minerals These ░░░░░░░░ all core things computer ░░░░░░░░ I think I saw ░░░░░░░░ one one number that ░░░░░░░░ 60 of the chips ░░░░░░░░ we import our Chinese ░░░░░░░░ We need that stuff ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ easy to find it ░░░░░░░░ else You can t ░░░░░░░░ rare earth all over ░░░░░░░░ world The Chinese on ░░░░░░░░ other hand are a ░░░░░░░░ of what they get ░░░░░░░░ us agriculture soybeans things ░░░░░░░░ that they can get ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere And most importantly ░░░░░░░░ t forget China is ░░░░░░░░ dictatorship Xi Jinping doesn ░░░░░░░░ have to worry about ░░░░░░░░ opinion in quite the ░░░░░░░░ way that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to worry about it ░░░░░░░░ gt no you also ░░░░░░░░ came out with an ░░░░░░░░ ed freed and you ░░░░░░░░ about the tariffs And ░░░░░░░░ this you write about ░░░░░░░░ own context on it ░░░░░░░░ up in India a ░░░░░░░░ obviously riddled with tariffs ░░░░░░░░ and where I mean ░░░░░░░░ business could survive of ░░░░░░░░ size It was all ░░░░░░░░ what kind of government ░░░░░░░░ you were getting or ░░░░░░░░ you know you were ░░░░░░░░ was just it was ░░░░░░░░ You go on to ░░░░░░░░ when I got to ░░░░░░░░ I was thrilled to ░░░░░░░░ that most businesses went ░░░░░░░░ their work with little ░░░░░░░░ as to who was ░░░░░░░░ the White House But ░░░░░░░░ I watch tech 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unleashed We have studies ░░░░░░░░ from the first Trump ░░░░░░░░ firms that gave money ░░░░░░░░ Republicans got more exemptions ░░░░░░░░ firms that gave money ░░░░░░░░ Democrats You know already ░░░░░░░░ have vietnam saying we ░░░░░░░░ going to we re ░░░░░░░░ to expedite the Trump ░░░░░░░░ s project Real estate ░░░░░░░░ are being signed in ░░░░░░░░ countries with the Trump ░░░░░░░░ right now You know ░░░░░░░░ of it says to ░░░░░░░░ that this is an ░░░░░░░░ where political favor knowing ░░░░░░░░ all that has become ░░░░░░░░ key not the market ░░░░░░░░ was the glory of ░░░░░░░░ of the of America ░░░░░░░░ American economy gt gt ░░░░░░░░ right fareed thank you ░░░░░░░░ much And I just ░░░░░░░░ to show everyone what ░░░░░░░░ on screen right now ░░░░░░░░ China as this report ░░░░░░░░ as I said this ░░░░░░░░ this is just when ░░░░░░░░ When fareed was talking ░░░░░░░░ mao zedong when we ░░░░░░░░ that particular part of ░░░░░░░░ conversation it went to ░░░░░░░░ Fareed the rest of ░░░░░░░░ conversation Will Ripley s ░░░░░░░░ all of that They ░░░░░░░░ not censor I say ░░░░░░░░ just to emphasize the ░░░░░░░░ with which they are ░░░░░░░░ this and