Yesterday, Trump wrote: "After a comprehensive, detailed and complete review of the absurd, clumsy and extremely un-American tariff ruling made by the US Supreme Court after months of careful consideration, I hereby declare that, as President, I will immediately raise the 10% tariffs imposed on many countries to the legally mandated level of 15%. These countries have been 'exploiting' the United States without facing any punishment. In the coming months, we will determine and issue new legal tariffs..."
[Witty] The Supreme Court just ruled it illegal, and Trump immediately raised the tariffs: This is not strength, but reckless moves! After the Supreme Court ruled the old tariffs illegal, Trump quickly changed his "legal disguise" and directly increased the global tariffs from 10% to 15%, a typical example of changing rules arbitrarily and pressuring laws with power. Looking back at history, unilateral tariffs have never been a cure-all. The previous round of trade wars has already caused high inflation and massive cost increases for American companies. Now increasing the tariffs again will only shift the pressure onto American consumers and the global supply chain.
This kind of operation that violates the law while increasing tariffs exposes the hypocrisy of the American-style rules clearly: use them when it's beneficial, and discard them when it's not. In the short term, it's political theater, but in the long run, it severely undermines the global trading order, causing complaints from allies and increased market volatility. Ultimately, the tariff stick cannot solve structural problems; instead, it will put pressure on both America's credibility and economy.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857780882432004/
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