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Trump adviser says U.S. president ready to escalate trade war if no deal agreed soon - SCMP

Published 19/09/2019, 22:07
Updated 19/09/2019, 22:07
© Reuters. Michael Pillsbury, Director at Center on Chinese Strategy at Hudson Institute and an author of "The Hundred-Year Marathon", speaks during the Milken Institute's 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills

(Reuters) - A trade adviser to Donald Trump has said the U.S. president is ready to escalate the ongoing trade war with China if a trade deal is not agreed soon, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday.

"Does the president have options to escalate the trade war? Yes, the tariffs can be raised higher. These are low level tariffs that could go to 50 percent or 100 percent," Michael Pillsbury, an outside trade adviser to Trump, said in an interview cited by SCMP

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Great, at 100% tariffs, there will be no more $1 stores across the US. $2 dollar stores will pop up everywhere, however.
you don't get it. Trump is serious about raising tariffs
Big talk!! Like if you don't get out of my way I'll shoot myself in the foot. China must be laughing at this kind of schoolboy rant. They must be thinking...go on then, put them up 100% and let's see what happens to your 2020 hopes.
seems a school boy is talking, wot a shame.
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