[chbot] Chchrobotics Digest, Vol 211, Issue 5 China and component suppliers

[Mark Atherton]

Yes, the US appears to currently be in debt to the tune of $760.8 
billion ($0.76^12) to .cn. Seems odd for them to annoy the banker.

Just wondering how US tourism will be affected by this whole mess.

Hold tight and stock up, this is going to be interesting.

-M


On 09-Apr-25 6:01 AM, Bevin Brett wrote:
> Remember that (a) China is holding huge amounts of US Govt bonds, (b) 
> does not need anything that the USA produces.
> 
> On the other hand it does need some raw materials and foods and 
> somewhere to go on vacation
> 
> So, expect China to continue trading with non-USA as before but even 
> more so, buying stuff from the USA to run down their US Govt bond 
> holdings, and selling almost nothing to the USA that hits tariff walls
> 
> Trump's views on tariffs perhaps applied to the world 20 years ago, they 
> certainly don't apply to the world today
> 
> /Bevin
> 
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