[Socon-Econ]

Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help — or at least their neutrality — in a fight with N. Korea?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

What are you talking about? Trump has reached out to China countless times on NK.

Should he do like past Presidents did and just shrug his shoulders and give China MFN status again?

[Scott from the Left Coast]

We already know China will do nothing to restrain their rabid dog. This is payback for them doing nothing. They had the carrot, now the sticks come...light at first, heavier later.

[gaijin]

China is running a SCAM:

So suddenly the Nork missiles get long legs..?

And at just the time China requires US “understanding” on the South China Sea matter...?

Come on..!

They’re LINKED...!

China is running a SCAM.

They’re pumping up NK to gain leverage elsewhere.

When we oh-so-badly need China Daddy to send Junior to bed without any dessert we end up distracted from something else.

DT ain’t taking the bait, this time, I think.

[canuck_conservative]

Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help in a fight with N. Korea?

LOL, good one

Of course, the reality is China is NEVER going to help us deal with North Korea, because China has been supporting North Korea all along.

Developing nuclear technology takes a lot of special chemicals, materials and machinery. Ask yourself - how did a backwards 4th-world shithole like NK manage to overcome all that to develop a bomb, AND with international sanctions against them at the same time??

Obviously, they had some help .... hmm, now what resourceful country in the area would have an interest in letting loose a kooky thug to threaten all the countries in East Asia? Hmmm???

CHINA has been playing all of us all this time on NK, while economically gobbling up market share and shutting out OUR companies from THEIR markets

Enough is enough, there's only so much abuse you can take

[plain talk]

Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help — or at least their neutrality — in a fight with N. Korea?

Not sure. Hope we do gets a heads-up when that happens so I can go to cash.

[for-q-clinton]

They aren’t helping anyway. At least if we do a trade war then we can back off if they agree to help with the Norks. If not they can deal with the fallout of the Norks overrunning the border.

[Logical me]

Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help — or at least their neutrality — in a fight with N. Korea?

Damn right we are. Screw North Korea and China as well.

[JBW1949]

Bargaining chip...Trump knows what he’s doing...

His timing is impeccable...

[ALongRoadAhead]

They aren’t neutral is the problem. They’ve been backing NK all along and up until Trump we basically twiddled our thumbs about it.

[mrsmith]

“start”?
The trade war’s been on for a decade at least.
There have always been excuses to not fight back.

It is a shame China won’t be helpful or honest about N Korea.

[Hawthorn]

>> Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help — or at least their neutrality — in a fight with N. Korea? <<

Your rhetorical question makes it Look as if you’re sneakily making a veiled criticism of Pres. Trump. That’s not kosher around here.

[central_va]

Really slimy play on words. "Start" a trade war? How can you start something when we've been in a trade war for decades.

Since when is fighting back considered "starting" a trade war?

[aces]

why not, he probably already knows it will blow up anyway..

[kabar]

China is not going to help us with NK. They are an enabler. Where do you think the Norks are getting the supplies and equipment for their military and industrial sectors?

China has been engaged in unfair trading practices and current manipulation for years. We have been running huge trade imbalances. They need us far more than we need them.

The world’s largest exporter, China shipped US$2.119 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2016. That figure represents roughly 13.1% of overall global exports estimated at $16.236 trillion one year earlier in 2015.

From a continental perspective, half (49.8%) of China’s total exports by value in 2016 were delivered to other Asian trade partners.

North American importers purchased 21.2% of Chinese shipments while 18.5% worth arrived in European countries.

Below is a list highlighting 15 of China’s top trading partners in terms of export sales. That is, these countries imported the most Chinese shipments by dollar value during 2016. Also shown is each import country’s percentage of total Chinese exports.

1. United States: US$388.1 billion (18.3% of total Chinese exports)

2. Hong Kong: $292.2 billion (13.8%)

3. Japan: $129.5 billion (6.1%)

4. South Korea: $94.7 billion (4.5%)

5. Germany: $65.8 billion (3.1%)

6. Vietnam: $61.6 billion (2.9%)

7. India: $58.9 billion (2.8%)

8. Netherlands: $57.7 billion (2.7%)

9. United Kingdom: $56.3 billion (2.7%)

10. Singapore: $45.8 billion (2.2%)

11. Taiwan: $40.4 billion (1.9%)

12. Malaysia: $38.5 billion (1.8%)

13. Thailand: $37.7 billion (1.8%)

14. Australia: $37.6 billion (1.8%)

15. Russia: $37.5 billion (1.8%)

[dragnet2]

Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help — or at least their neutrality — in a fight with N. Korea?

China who can choke N. Korea off economically overnight, has done what to put their close neighbor in line?

[BeauBo]

“just when we need their help”

China has been our enemy in Korea for 67 years. If they were ever going to “help”, they have had plenty of opportunities.

China gives North Korea the nuclear and missile technology - they are not inventing anything new.

China is the problem, not the solution.

[mad_as_he$$]

This is happening because they are not helping with the NORKs.

[trebb]

Are we going to start a trade war with China just when we need their help — or at least their neutrality — in a fight with N. Korea?

You been paying attention? Trump reached out to China and China pretty much bowed and smiled then spit in his face. The sanctions are to convince them that we mean it when we say we expect them to be helpful in de-fanging the little fat nutcase in N. Korea.