Would ya look at that

[Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]

After weeks of tensions, China and the United States have reached an initial agreement on trade.

Both parties said in a joint statement on Saturday that China has agreed to "significantly increase" purchases of US goods and services, in order to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries. This was a top demand of the Trump administration during two days of trade talks in Washington with Chinese officials.

"To meet the growing consumption needs of the Chinese people and the need for high-quality economic development, China will significantly increase purchases of United States goods and services," the statement said. "This will help support growth and employment in the United States."

The pledge for more cooperation comes as the US and China, the world's two largest economies, have threatened tens of billions of dollars in tariffs that could lead to a trade war.

Both sides specifically agreed to "meaningful increases" in US agriculture and energy exports, according to the statement. The US intends to send a team to China to hammer out the details.

US officials on Thursday told CNN that Beijing had proposed boosting Chinese purchases of American goods by around $200 billion.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/19/news/china-united-states-trade-announcement/index.html

[Stephen Hawking]

Impossible, I've read here that Trump has no idea what he's doing.

[XCR1250]

WINNING!!

[steve from amherst]

Yet still no breakthough on eliminating the design requirement. That's the one they need to get tossed.

[DriftBusta]

Imagine how brazen Hillary would have been if she had been elected.  Makes me shudder just to think about it.  Only thing she would have negotiated would be 200 billion to the Clinton foundation.

[Rigid1]

The spin on this should be epic

[Zambroski]

Soooo....the dreaded "trade war" is coming later or.....????

You know, maybe if one has zero to little business experience in negotiating deals or, is otherwise still so incredibly butt-hurt about their idiot king and lying queen being ousted from power, maybe...just maybe, you should shut your hole and open your eyes.  Watch better news and read better information.  It could be possible that something may just be learned here that is outside the stagnant status quo of idioitic career politicians selling off or giving away American assests and business interests.

Just a thought.  Undoubtedly, a thought that is angering people that just read it and know I am referring to them.  

[Sael]

It will happen right after the North Korean peace talks. 

 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/17/news/economy/china-us-trade-talks/index.html?iid=EL

 

[Mainecat]

Now the defense department can use the ZTE Chinese built communication systems they had banned and we can share our national security secrets on a daily basis with the Commies.

FUCK TRUMP EVERY DAY

Edited May 20, 2018 by Mainecat

[Zambroski]

2 minutes ago, Sael said:

It will happen right after the North Korean peace talks. 

 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/17/news/economy/china-us-trade-talks/index.html?iid=EL

 

SO...CNN, in it's almost specatacular idiocy, reports one thing in an article then, in almost stupendous ignorance, recants and argues with itself in it's own affiliate publication a couple of days later.

I think this comes under my "read better news" comment.  Astonishing. 

 

[Zambroski]

1 minute ago, Mainecat said:

Now the defense department can use the YTZ Chinese built communication systems they had banned and we can share our national security secrets on a daily basis with the Commies.

FUCK TRUMP EVERY DAY

This comes under my "shut your hole" comment. 

 

[Stephen Hawking]

10 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Now the defense department can use the YTZ Chinese built communication systems they had banned and we can share our national security secrets on a daily basis with the Commies.

FUCK TRUMP EVERY DAY

Ok Colonel Flagg

[spin_dry]

There is no $200 billion dollar agreement.  

 

[spin_dry]

Leading up to the talks, the US had demanded China cut its surplus by $US200 billion ($266 billion), but that figure — or any other — was noticeably absent from the statement.

Given that implausible target would require China to at least double its US imports, when they have been growing at less than 5 per cent for years, it is hardly surprising.

Also missing was news about the future of $66.6 billion worth of new trade sanctions and investment restrictions the US had been expected to enforce from Monday.

However a hint of what might happen can be gleaned from China's conciliatory step of halting the retaliatory sanctions imposed on around $1.3 billion worth of US sorghum shipments.

[Zambroski]

24 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Ok Colonel Flagg

 Fucking love that guy.  Let's not call MC "Flagg" tho...it kinda ruins his character for me.  Sticking with the 70's theme, let's call him..."Flo"

7 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

There is no $200 billion dollar agreement.  

 

It's YOUR news source.  Take it up with them.  You fucking yutz.

[Carlos Danger]

35 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Now the defense department can use the ZTE Chinese built communication systems they had banned and we can share our national security secrets on a daily basis with the Commies.

FUCK TRUMP EVERY DAY

Do you forget what Bill Clinton did with the Chinese? Missle guidence system ring a bell? Hell Hillary would have sold them everything as long as they made a small contribution to her foundation.

[Mainecat]

Just now, Carlos Danger said:

Do you forget what Bill Clinton did with the Chinese? Missle guidence system ring a bell? Hell Hillary would have sold them everything as long as they made a small contribution to her foundation.

So it’s OK with you....got it.

[Mainecat]

11 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

Leading up to the talks, the US had demanded China cut its surplus by $US200 billion ($266 billion), but that figure — or any other — was noticeably absent from the statement.

Given that implausible target would require China to at least double its US imports, when they have been growing at less than 5 per cent for years, it is hardly surprising.

Also missing was news about the future of $66.6 billion worth of new trade sanctions and investment restrictions the US had been expected to enforce from Monday.

However a hint of what might happen can be gleaned from China's conciliatory step of halting the retaliatory sanctions imposed on around $1.3 billion worth of US sorghum shipments.

Fake news from a fake president

[Edmo]

No matter what Trump does, the Democratic reaction is the same: Outrage. When Democrats can't even praise Trump unreservedly for bringing American hostages home or show up when he fulfills a plank of the Democratic Party platform by moving our embassy to Jerusalem, it further convinces millions of Americans who abandoned the Democratic Party in 2016 that they made the right decision.

 

[Zambroski]

3 minutes ago, Edmo said:

No matter what Trump does, the Democratic reaction is the same: Outrage. When Democrats can't even praise Trump unreservedly for bringing American hostages home or show up when he fulfills a plank of the Democratic Party platform by moving our embassy to Jerusalem, it further convinces millions of Americans who abandoned the Democratic Party in 2016 that they made the right decision.

 

It's getting worse for them.  Not sure I understand why they keep it heading into the dumpster.  

Both of these articles are CNN...and look at the FS retard libs bounding off the walls about it.  They don't even realize it's THEIR MEDIA reporting it.   
 

[spin_dry]

6 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Fake news from a fake president

Strip away all the hype and how much has actually changed? 

[Zambroski]

Just now, spin_dry said:

Strip away all the hype and how much has actually changed? 

Why is CNN "hyping it". 

 

[spin_dry]

Just now, Zambroski said:

Why is CNN "hyping it". 

 

CNN likes fake news. Right?

[Anler]

1 hour ago, steve from amherst said:

Yet still no breakthough on eliminating the design requirement. That's the one they need to get tossed.

Patent infringement? They are notorious for it. 

[steve from amherst]

2 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said:

Patent infringement? They are notorious for it. 

Its not infrigment. Its a requirement that if we want to sell a product over there we have to hand over the blueprint for said product. Infringment is a walk in the park compared to that.