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China's November trade surplus with U.S. widens to $35.55 billion (Highest EVER. Anywhere...)
Reuters ^ | December 8, 2018

Posted on 12/08/2018 5:10:28 PM PST by cba123

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's trade surplus with the United States widened to $35.55 billion in November, compared with $31.78 billion in October, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday.

For January-November, China's trade surplus with the United States was $293.52 billion (230.6 billion pounds), compared with about $251.26 billion in the same period last year.

(please see link for full article, though in this case the article is quite short)

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: america; china
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To: Leaning Right
"But if Hillary were president, she'd get heat on this. And so should Trump."

He won't, though, because he's simply better. Maybe Hillary's girls should support a senior bake sale to try to get some sympathy. [Little fatherly advice and reminder there.]

Bill and Hillary Clinton Using Groupon to Boost Sagging Ticket Sales
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41 posted on 12/08/2018 7:42:46 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Zhang Fei
This is related to the tariff originally scheduled to rise to 25% (from 10%) on January 1. Since the average manufacturing profit is around 5% of sales, that tariff increase is a huge %, and well worth stockpiling goods in stateside warehouses before it takes effect.

True, but I'd rather have our manufacturers using their capital to best serve their customers and investors rather than stockpiling inventory to fend off the government's actions.

42 posted on 12/08/2018 7:51:35 PM PST by semimojo
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To: cba123

All this tariff talk is really slowing down trade. /s


43 posted on 12/08/2018 7:53:35 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchaged our dreams for survival. We just ha va few days that don't suck.)
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To: Paladin2

Whoever it is is doing a fine job of tanking the market.

I shouldn’t think it would go on forever though.


44 posted on 12/08/2018 7:57:41 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchaged our dreams for survival. We just ha va few days that don't suck.)
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To: cba123

I live near the Port of Baton Rouge, a bulk loading port for Ocean ships. In the last two months there has been an explosion of activity at this port. Most times now there are 4 or 5 ships at the docks or waiting in midstream. Usually there is only one ship in port. Could these be ships trying to beat the tariffs by loading up ahead of time? Could it be that Longbeach, CA is experiencing importers trying to get ahead of the tariffs?


45 posted on 12/08/2018 8:06:27 PM PST by HChampagne (Cruz supporter but I will support and vote for Trump.)
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To: Sequoyah101
"fine job of tanking the market."

I think the market'a struggles are caused by investors who had bet against Trump- bet that things would continue as they had with China.
Now they're having to take losses to readjust their positions.
Their last chance was that Dems would take the Senate. Now there's no hope for them. Things will change.

46 posted on 12/08/2018 8:18:03 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: cba123

I never left the US but I did vote for Trump just like you and was simply ecstatic when he won but I only hoped he might get some help and give us some free air again. That he might slow the onslaught and populate the Supreme Court favorably.

I’m sure Trump does not like excuses any more than you or I do. Excuses are one of the four things I hate most, the other three being liars, cheats and thieves.

Trump is not a dictator, sometimes I wish he were, he has had the entire government complex, the swamp, arrayed against him fighting him tooth and nail. Unfortunately the poor man is an amateur wehn it comes to politics and the evils of the swamp. Even though he is a fast learner the swamp is killing him but he is bearing up like a champion and a man of courage. I am sure some days he does not think he has a friend in the world or a single loyal employee in the White House. They are still hammering away at him and will be worse now.

In all likelihood the Republic that has been is doomed. Trump, like Reagan, only buys us time before that happens. One man can’t reverse decades of rot from within with maggots feeding on the corpse while the flies are still laying eggs. The agenda started at least as long ago as Johnson is mission accomplished. We are at best a 47% to 47% nation. Our generation is soon leaving the scene and the replacement one is not part of our 47%. I am approaching the point of, “Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die” point. I think this point of view is only pragmatic. The can has been kicked too far down the road too many times.

God bless the USA and all that is left of her.


47 posted on 12/08/2018 8:29:56 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchaged our dreams for survival. We just ha va few days that don't suck.)
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To: Sequoyah101

I just wish he would go back to the things he said, when he was running.

Those are the things which matter.

Do them, Mr. President. We voted for you, because of those things.

Do them. Please.

Build the wall. Bring back American manufacturing.

Just those two. Those are why I voted for you.

That is it. Why are those two, the two which are not being done?


48 posted on 12/08/2018 8:35:34 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: mrsmith

Now that is a positive spin. I appreciate it, it is logical but you really had to work hard to make the pieces fit :).

I’m still betting on Trump. It beats the alternative.


49 posted on 12/08/2018 9:01:13 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchaged our dreams for survival. We just ha va few days that don't suck.)
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To: Sequoyah101

Fair enough, but it’s not a stretch at all.
Trump’s enemy isn’t as much China as it is the elite Americans who are invested there.


50 posted on 12/08/2018 9:20:09 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: cba123

Americans have more money because of Trump and the good economy. Thus we are able to buy more products. This is a big ship and it takes time to turn it around. Trump is on the right path.


51 posted on 12/08/2018 9:48:50 PM PST by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: Alberta's Child

Good info. Good post.


52 posted on 12/09/2018 6:59:10 AM PST by spintreebob
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To: cba123

No offense, but you really come across as an immature malcontent when you post this nonsense. Do some research on what has been going on here in the U.S. manufacturing sector over the last year and a half. Employers here can’t even find enough workers to fill many of these manufacturing jobs.


53 posted on 12/09/2018 8:23:18 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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To: Alberta's Child

You come across as someone involved with Chinese importers, frankly.

See. How about you discuss the topic of America’s huge problem here.

Not me. Thanks very much.


54 posted on 12/09/2018 3:55:05 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: cba123
1. I have no dealings with Chinese importers.

2. What exactly is America's "huge problem here?"

55 posted on 12/10/2018 2:00:45 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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