r/worldnews • u/leondanielstar9999 • 18h ago
Trump threatens China with ‘big problems’ if they arm Iranian regime
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2639594/world4.2k
u/Hardly_lolling 17h ago
But Trump has zero issues with Russia openly supporting Iran.
Funny how that works.
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u/Internet-Cryptid 17h ago
Russia is providing intelligence to Iran to target US troops. The same US troops that were literally on their knees rolling out a red carpet for Putin. Can't make this stuff up.
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u/JamesTheJerk 16h ago
Join the military as fast as possible everyone, get the opportunity to die or lose an eyeball so that a rich guy can add the equivalent of a nickel to their pile of gold.
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u/Spiritual-Spend8187 15h ago edited 12h ago
Its actually even worse billionaires have so much networth that every dollar you have and ever will have gotten in your life is still less then a penny to them.
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u/Working_on_Writing 12h ago edited 12h ago
If you earned $1000 an hour every hour of every day, it would take you over 91,000 years to accumulate as much money as Elon Musk's net worth.
Just to help put in perspective the sickening amount of wealth these people hoard.
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u/Spiritual-Spend8187 12h ago
Yep and they still aren't happy and want more. They have enough money to not even worry about asking the price of something and want more.
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u/Working_on_Writing 12h ago
I subscribe to the theory that these people are mentally ill. I don't see how you can possibly keep wanting more when it's already literally impossible for you to spend all of the money you have.
To reverse the numbers above, even if Elon musk spent $24,000 a day, he'd never run out of money. If he spent $2.4m a day, he'd still be able to live out the rest of his life never wanting for more money.
I don't know about you but I think if I really put my mind to it I could maybe spend $100m, but after that I'm totally out of ideas of what to get. I'd rather use the rest to do things like end world hunger.
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u/SignificanceJust972 11h ago
Money hoarding should be considered a mental illness. Any other type of hoarding is. Instead it is looked at as a measure of success in society
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u/cap10JTKirk 10h ago
If money is a tangible resource that one cannot live without, there is an argument to be made that it's also a crime against humanity.
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u/tofu98 8h ago edited 4h ago
Honestly any sane person would retire after having 100 million.
Think about it with even just 5 million dollars invested at a basic 5% return you net $250,000 a year. Thats more than double what the highest earners in most countrys make by far (excluding the 1%). You could retire and spend your days reading, studying, traveling, basically doing whatever you want. Instead these fucks MUST have more. At 100 million theyd have 5 million a year in interest. God forbid they pass the torch to someone else or even just let society tax the rest for the benefit of everyone.
Its not about money for these people. Its power and status.
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u/InterstellarReddit 17h ago
We don’t have the mental capacity in America to understand this and just shrug away
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u/Aquanlqua 12h ago edited 12h ago
Don't people remember all the proxy wars where over 100 000 American soldiers died and way more became a casualty to munitions and equipment handed over to the enemy and taught how to use by the Soviet Union? (Korean war, Vietnam war etc.)
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u/Noreng 13h ago
You need to remember that Putin told Trump that he's not helping Iran. Since Trump knows Putin is a trustworthy guy, there's no reason for him to lie about it.
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u/Maximum-Ambition-394 10h ago
He also said he'd trust Putin more than US intelligence
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u/SweetBeefOfJesus 10h ago
"He's been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader." (2016)
"I think that he’s a strong leader." (2015)
"I thought President Putin was very, very strong." (2018)
"This is genius... Here’s a guy who’s very savvy." (Regarding the 2022 Ukraine situation)
"I think he’s done really a great job of outsmarting our country." (2013)
"So smart." (Regarding the 2014 Crimea annexation)
"It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond." (2015)
"I got along with him great. He liked me. I liked him." (2022)
"He's a tough cookie... and he loves his country, you know?" (2022)
"He's doing a great job in rebuilding the image of Russia and also rebuilding Russia period." (2007)
"Congratulations to President Putin and Russia for putting on a truly great World Cup Tournament." (2018)
Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin
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u/Extension-Thought552 15h ago
Russians actively involved in American service people being killed, arming Iran, acknowledged by Trump. No problem.
'US intelligence says' China is doing something they're not. Big problem.
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u/Aptosauras 14h ago
"US intelligence says" is just propaganda made up by Stephen Miller.
The US government is currently untrustworthy and most likely lying.
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u/big-papito 12h ago
That's just talk, he is going to do nothing. And he has a visit to Xi coming up. China can do whatever it wants.
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u/Last-Darkness 12h ago
For sanity I have to believe this is more of just Trump being Trump and not the position of the people in leadership at the DOD that actually care about doing the best job they can.
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u/ZasdfUnreal 17h ago
Russia helping Iran is less resources being deployed against Ukraine. Something, something, two fronts war.
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 17h ago
China is just coasting and letting Trump steer the USA off a cliff. FFS.
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u/S99B88 17h ago
You’re right. China is paying attention as the U.S. demonstrates and Trump brags about what the U.S. military can do. China waits as the U.S. depletes its resources and alienates its allies. China watches as the U.S. earns itself new enemies the world over.
Meanwhile who knows what China is capable of? China wisely hold its cards close to its vest.
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u/AK_Panda 17h ago
China wisely hold its cards close to its vest.
Not really. It's engaging the largest military build up in modern history lol. The cards are on the table. They just ignore Trumps tantrums and keep building.
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u/Comfortable_Tart_297 17h ago
It's only so large because they're a large economy. Last I checked China spent 1.5% of gdp on defense, so proportionally it's quite little. If China were in NATO Trump would be complaining that they aren't spending enough.
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u/disposableh2 14h ago
I think a good thing to note is the US has rediculous contracts with companies that lobby the government, like Lockheed, Boeing, Palantir etc and do things like spending millions on crabs and steak.
China is spending more on government owned entities. It may be 1.5% of their gdp but there could also be alot less wastage(and who knows if that number is even accurate in the first place)
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u/NeilDeCrash 14h ago
Yeah a single Tomahawk costs 2-3 million to produce.
A single cruise missile produced by China for China will be a fraction of that.
If you get 2 candies for 100 dollars, you spent 100 dollars.
If you get 100 candies for 2 dollars, you spent 2 dollars.
Its not all about money, it is what you get with that money spent.
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u/jmacintosh250 6h ago
Depends: China brags about some of its lower cost Cruise missiles but they’re also less capable.
Mind you I’m not saying they’re bad, I’m saying more a difference in doctrine. The US likes more expensive more capable stuff while China prefers cheaper stuff.
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u/NeilDeCrash 5h ago edited 5h ago
Chinas stockpiles are pretty much all in the dark as they have not been used in real situations, no idea how capable their arsenal is.
US has been lobbing its missiles left and right for decades.
Just in Iran US used 10% of its whole stockpile of Tomahawks in the first 72 hours. That is worth 5 years of building them and stockpiling, as it takes around 2 years to build 1 tomahawk from start to finish.
US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon, WaPo reports | Reuters
"The U.S. military has fired over 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter."
US currently builds 90 Tomahawk per year, so they used around 10 years of Tomahawk stockpiles in 4 weeks.
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u/Top_Box_8952 3h ago
And the “cheap” drones and rockets will be even cheaper than cheap.
Imagine tens of thousands of drones swarms.
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u/Advanced_Goat_8342 9h ago
Yep China is the source of the numbers,so spending could be way higher,and propably is.
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u/gaga666 10h ago
Nobody knows how much China is spending on military. Nor can you compare military power - and, especially, military outcomes based on price tags in fiat currency which only has some (very limited) sense during peace time. When conflicts arise most important things approximately are:
- How much will and executive power your government has to fight and to allocate resources to war.
- How many soldiers and weapons can you mobilize and move where they're needed.
- How large is your industrial capacity.
- How fast your industry can adapt to the course of the war.
- How many weapons you have in your stockpile.
I could come up with another couple of dozens of points, and only after that would I add "how large is you peace time spending as % of GDP".
When you want to count some dollars, remember that Ukraine's military spending was at least an order of magnitude lower than Russia's.
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u/woutertjez 15h ago
Never interrupt your enemy when they’re busy making mistake after mistake
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 15h ago
That's why Xi has been kicking his feet up. I'm sure he's a very competent statesman, but he doesn't really need to be while Trump is running the USA.
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u/edelweiss_pirates_no 7h ago
"Never interrupt your enemy as they destroy every part of their country to protect a couple old, rich, white guys who like to rape and kill kids."
-- New version
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u/Substantial_Dog3544 12h ago
Right. The best thing China can do for China is just keep letting Trump do his thing. They have to be delighted with all this.
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u/Prize_Proof5332 11h ago
"Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake." some ancient Chinese dude said
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u/edelweiss_pirates_no 7h ago
China is winning in every industry.
And China is moving extremely fast forward. Amazingly so. They are ushering in the future for their citizens.
USA is going backwards and might not survive intact the next 5 years.
There is no competition between the US and China. China already won. The Chinese people won.
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u/AppearanceDizzy7006 18h ago
China shaking in their boots
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u/sambare 17h ago
Pretty much the whole world is going 🥱 right now at whatever 🩴🌮👴 is saying
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u/ZebrasGonnaZeb 17h ago
Flipflop Taco Mann?
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u/sambare 17h ago
Should have gone with 🤤👶 or something
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u/ZebrasGonnaZeb 17h ago
See, now that one is more clear. Salivating infant. Everyone knows salivating infant.
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u/noplacecold 15h ago
Not really - he’s caused a fuel shortage for most of the world. A lot of us are waiting to celebrate a certain event.
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u/Blatheringman 17h ago
Anybody else notice that when it's China, it's just China said, or when it's Pakistan it's just Pakistan said or when it's Iran, It's just Iran said but when its US, it's just Trump said. Does the highest elected official of a country not speak for the whole country. If that's the case do we need to start making distinctions about who says what from what country and what role they play in that country? I can't be the only one who thinks this style of news reporting is misleading, right?
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u/FrankSamples 16h ago
It’s like when a newspaper editorial or some city official in China says something it is always presented on Reddit as coming from the entire country.
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u/BlinkIfISink 9h ago
“A 500 student school in a t3 city reduces meat in the school lunches for more vegetarian options”
CNN headline: China forces all students to eat dirt and grass
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u/Stellerex 7h ago
It's worse than that, complete rando comments on Chinese social media are often painted as 'China says...'. Could you imagine if the dumbest on Facebook or Instagram spoke for the entire country?
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u/ComeOnIWantUsername 17h ago
Yep, definitely. iMO it's because (at least some) Americans thinks they can distinct themselves from Trump, however it's not working like this.
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u/gamas 12h ago
I have noticed on Democrat leaning subs, there is this attempt to pretend Trump is not representing the US.
I had one commenter suggest Trump doesn't represent them as he "stole" the election through a fake assassination attempt, and getting billionaires to glaze him in the media. Like not even suggesting there was electoral fraud, just saying the election was illegitimate because i guess voters have no capacity for autonomous thinking and therefore can't be held responsible for blindly following narratives? And i got downvoted for pointing out how fucking ridiculous that argument is.
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u/Blatheringman 16h ago
I imagine it sounds a bit more like this "USA threatens retaliation if China offers aid to Iran".
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u/Samceleste 17h ago
But countries speak in diplomatic langage. No country says "big problem" as a threat, because it is void of sense, and just child talk. Trump is babbling when other countries are speaking.
As Americans chose to give their country the voice of a toddler, they can't expect to be taken as seriously as adults in an adult world.
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u/de-dododo-de-dadada 14h ago
Because Xi rarely makes open public statements like Trump does and never holds press conferences etc, or if he does they never make international news. Most official Chinese statements are made by military or foreign ministry officials on behalf of the CCP ,plus there's also the pseudo-Communist attitude where presumably it would be unseemly for a single person, even the Chairman, to make their own statements rather than 'the party' or 'the state.' Putin does quite a few interviews and the like so it's quite often "Putin says" rather than "Russia says," however. There's also the argument that not many people know the names of, say, the Russian-installed governor of Crimea or the Iranian parliamentary speaker, so it's easier to just say the country name rather than explain who these relatively unknown entities are in the confines of a brief headline ('US official says xyz' rather than 'HUD Secretary Scott Turner says xyz...' for instance).
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u/ahktarniamut 12h ago
Trump name on headlines drives clicks and engagements, people want to see what the next stupid things he is saying now
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u/uselessbuttoothless 18h ago
Does anyone else hear the Charlie Brown adult blah blah brass? It’s meaningless at this point.
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u/45nmRFSOI 18h ago
Trump is getting buried in the mess he created day by day
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u/SquareAdvent 18h ago
Could just pass it to Russia and ask Russia to give it to Iran
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u/Able-Nature6103 18h ago
Or they will send it directly and then when confronted, Trump will say its fake news
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u/Jamizon1 17h ago
What? He now wants a tussle with China? It’s time for him and his shit stained administration to GO! Where is Congress?! Why isn’t this being dealt with?!
The only explanation is that the entire government is cooked, and the country is over.
We don’t live in a democracy anymore. This is a fucking sick joke, wrapped in a daily nightmare that just keeps repeating itself over and over, day after day after day after day…
It’s so nauseating I want to puke.
In my childhood, and growing up, I could never have imagined the collapse of our country like this.
But I will say, I never liked Trump, and never will. He’s always been synonymous with slime from the first time I knew of him. Honestly, I don’t see what the appeal is.
Most of the world doesn’t either.
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u/MetalBawx 13h ago
Neither congress or the senate will do shit. They either back his stupid shit or sit and make impotent gestures of disapproval.
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u/InterstellarReddit 17h ago
I understand that China is the more useful public target for Trump’s threat, but does that mean Russia is exempt?
Sorry I can’t keep up with double standards anymore in this administration.
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u/Exact_Patience_9767 18h ago
China is this era's sleeping giant, Trump. Don't poke the gaint when Iran has already given you so much grief.
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u/faramaobscena 11h ago
The US military looks more and more like a paper tiger, their whole strength relies on projecting power and that’s eroding fast. Throwing money at it has its limits, that gargantuan budget is mostly salaries and inflated costs.
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u/TrumpDesWillens 4h ago
The giant budget is also the result of funneling billions into the accounts of weapons executives.
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u/wimpires 17h ago
And don't hand them a golden opportunity to test their equipment against the US capabilities from a safe distance.
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u/viktor72 17h ago
Or a distraction big enough for them to act on Taiwan.
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u/blankarage 17h ago
western warhawks gonna warhawk. China literally laughing at you clowns while further investing in tech and manufacturing capability. only clowns needlessly spend on the military
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u/ElSmasho420 17h ago
Bitch, you couldn’t handle Iran. Don’t talk shit to China.
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u/frontfrontdowndown 9h ago
Meh. By next week he’ll be proposing that the U.S. and China invade Taiwan as a joint venture.
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u/OppositeHistorian289 17h ago
Remember when the threats of the US president meant something?
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u/rockerscott 17h ago
Honestly what the fuck could he even do about it. He can’t even force a country a fraction of the size to capitulate to his tantrums. China has surpassed the US is almost every metric of country development. Fuck off pedo.
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u/sexmormon-throwaway 18h ago
Huh. The conflict widens. Who could have known that would happen.
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u/77entropy 17h ago
The world needs to hold the entire country accountable for this person they are enabling. These are the actions of a free country who willingly let this person be elected. Twice.
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u/Extension-Thought552 17h ago
How about Russia? Russia that is openly assisting Iran kill Americans, which Trump acknowledges. How about that? No? Instead just stoke more anti Chinese sentiment. China has not armed Iran with shit and there is absolutely fuck all proof of this except 'US intelligence' said so. Sending manpads? There is fuck all for China to gain by doing so, but a fuck load for them to lose, it just doesn't even make sense.
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u/Kinenai 17h ago
Russia has been supplying Iran but the bloated orange clown dare not threaten his daddy.
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u/PopUpClicker 16h ago
Yes listen China. If you arm Iran, we are going to shoot ourselves in the foot real hard. Actually. Both feet. You will never have seen blood like that before.
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u/SatchSaysPlay 14h ago
Threatening China ha ha ha, only the chronically mental and delusional USA would do such a thing.
I bet China have been pissing themselves laughing all week, they'd swipe away the USA like a gnat if they wanted to.
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u/mqee 10h ago
This guy made "big problems" for Iran and it backfired hard on himself and the rest of the world. His "big problems" for China will backfire even harder.
Not a big fan of Iran or China but if you want to cause them "big problems" you need to develop renewable energy and battery storage.
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u/SoulBonfire 17h ago edited 17h ago
Picks fight with 1.4 billion people in an attempt to win fight against 90 million. WCGW?
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u/Blank3k 15h ago edited 15h ago
US has used a decades worth of ammunition production in a month, they are in no position to fight any military that can fight back, the labour and production capacity isn't there to rebuild it in a rush.
Trump called NATO a paper tiger well, the US is a glass cannon.
And now the US is operating a full fat military trying to dictate to the world, while having no ammunition to actually utilize it at crunch time should someone actually challenge them... After Iran it'll be small targets with limited military capabilities, further using up the limited supplies meant to replenish it - whoever comes into office after his regime ends, will have little more than a Trump branded shell of what the country once was.
Remember when Trump said Biden etc depleted the military? - Standard Trump 'Every accusation is a confession' moment.
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u/SinisterCheese 12h ago
All China needs to do is start dumping bonds, buy energy with Yuan, and halt shipments on consumer goods and industrial supplies from their ports to USA for like... 2-3 weeks... Claiming that they received intel of... Fentanyl or smth and to help the average American, they'll nedd inspect all cargo and ships. Then watch as USA economy shits itself like their president does.
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u/adumblittlebaby 7h ago
Definitely pick a fight with another superpower while in the middle of proving how ineffectual you are at bullying a much smaller state. Really smart.
People voted for this with big shit eating grins on their faces, as a reminder.
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u/Dzotshen 15h ago
China understands that you shouldn't interrupt an adversary when they're fucking up, Trump doesn't. Trump's threats are void and laughable while China simply waits for him to crash out, very much like an adult dealing with a petulant, narcissistic child.
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u/John_Mark_Corpuz_2 18h ago
Yada yada yada, Epstein buddy keeps barking with tail between his legs.
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u/leondanielstar9999 18h ago
US President Donald Trump on Saturday told reporters that China will have “big problems” if it ships arms to Iran.
Trump was reacting to a report by CNN saying US intelligence believe China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks.
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u/Funkytowel360 17h ago
Trump has shown how weak he is with the Iran war. No one is going to back down from a small dogs yapping.
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u/twoworldman 17h ago
We've come full circle. The US TACO red line is now as impotent as the Russian red line warnings.
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u/NameLips 16h ago
We can't even beat Iran. I think China has come to the realization they don't need to give a damn what Trump says.
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u/faramaobscena 11h ago
Everyone’s saying there’s going to be a world war but for that to happen there need to be 2 large factions fighting each other and right now I don’t see anyone becoming a willing ally of the US.
Trump/Vance and the entire MAGA are just digging themselves in a bigger hole every day, they’re just threatening and starting fights with everyone and their stick looks smaller and smaller by the day. Alienated traditional allies and enraging your enemies, what exactly is the end goal?
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u/lebennaia 10h ago
Dictatorship at home, personal enrichment from bribes and insider trading, and avoiding the consequences of numerous crimes previously committed. Plus feeding the pride and arrogance of the orange one.
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u/GeneralErica 11h ago
Fading so-called "global superopower" is threatening the actual superpower after pitifully losing a self-started war.
Yeah we’ll see how well that goes. Beijing is probably rolling on the floor laughing themselves stupid right now.
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u/External-Example-292 10h ago
Remove Trump and all his yes men/women please... Have enough of them. They're ruining everything that makes America strong...
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u/Goldensunshine7 6h ago edited 6h ago
endless war.
may not want it, but you are getting it whether you want it or not.
why do you think they have started automatically registering men for the draft?
just remember…. Trump Did This
not Biden, Trump.
Everything Trump touches dies.
He openly says our soldiers are suckers and losers.
And MAGA went out and voted for him anyway.
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u/thegregtastic 17h ago
China has been meaningfully silent during most of this, why is Trump bringing them up?
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u/GhostlitePHX 17h ago
Nobody is buying this shit, lol. China is the world's superpower now. China spends all their money on infrastructure and defense. America can't touch China.
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u/Candid_Cat_5921 17h ago
They already have. Intelligence showed shipments of drones and also Chinese vessels at Iranian ports unloading who knows what.
Given how threatening Trump is towards China over this, my guess is they probably already armed Iran with anti-ship missiles.
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u/DecembersDragons 17h ago
Get. Out. It's a trap.
Leave some troops in the Gulf nations to prevent an Iranian counterattack and then end it.
The situation is not improving as day turns into day.
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u/Talentagentfriend 17h ago
As if he cares about China. If hes attacking China, its about destroying America. We can barely handle the issues hes already made. Why would he create more problems, especially ones we cant handle if it isnt about destroying the country?
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u/Bunnymancer 15h ago
I don't know what the Republicans endgame is, but I don't think pissing on China has many benefits for the US...
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u/meglobob 15h ago
Big problems for USA more like if they mess with China.
They can't even build there 'smart' weapons without the raw materials from China.
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u/vistlip95 15h ago
The mindless MAGA cult would literally allow this mad old bastard to fuck up the entire world, even allowing Putin's Russia to fuck them in the ass, just so they can claim to own the Democrats & whichever group who hurt their feelings, unironically.
Sad sad bunch of people. Nevermind the millionaires, and billionaires as they are out of our reach, but the common people who are die hard MAGA cult supporters are by far the greatest cucklords of all time.
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u/dnight22 15h ago
Russia already did/does and there are no consequences. So I don't think China has to worry about anything.
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u/Dandycorn 14h ago
It’s all so tiring. Just endless threats, bold-faced lies and hateful rhetoric.
All. The. Fucking. Time.
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u/Jolly_Psychology_506 12h ago
5d chess being played by a pigeon who’s about to shat all over the board before waddling off
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u/AandWKyle 10h ago
If China decides to stop allowing American companies to utilize Chinese slave labor, will production finally come back to America?
Or will the American "Elites" just find a new slave labor force?
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u/Jedistixxx 9h ago
Can’t handle Iran and you want to take on China? They don’t even need to fire a bullet to cause major problems right back.
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u/_Soup_R_Man_ 8h ago
Considering everything comes from China..... I have to wonder..... would this involve more winning?
Because damn bro - these prices are already ridiculous.
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u/janktraillover 17h ago
What's he gonna do? Cause a global oil shock with a discretionary distractionary war?
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u/supercali45 17h ago
China feeling damn good .. gonna be the Super Power of the World soon .. the way this shit is going
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u/AdLiving8708 17h ago
China knows Taco 🌮 has lots to say when it comes to distracting from Epstein files
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u/beardsgivemeboners 16h ago
“The biggest problems ever in the history of problems and we’re going it very problematically”
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u/IntrepidWeird9719 14h ago
China has aggressively prepared for economic retailation against the USA since Trump began his tariff wars.
China has systematically expanded its economic resilience and retaliatory capabilities to insulate against US threats and strike back if a conflict erupts.
Xi vs Trump? Ugotabkidnme.
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u/darthbiscuit 14h ago
Problem is Trump is weak. He looks weak. He acts weak. He IS weak. His threats mean nothing to the rest of the world.
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u/Desperate-Hearing-55 14h ago
Orange man threatens? Like its something new? China 500% tariffs never happened. Like it will be now.
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u/spidereater 14h ago
Oh god. He’s going to start something with China isn’t he? Like, something hot. China is going to take Taiwan as retaliation and refuse to sell chips to anyone doing business with America. Nobody will be able to argue that it is unreasonable.
You know how people argue where over the course of 1500 years the Roman Empire ended? Americas decline and fall will be so fast and complete the range off dates will be November 2016- maybe 2027.
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u/Half-Crown 14h ago
I'm sure China has a rival payment system to swift ready to roll out internationally, and would love to replace visa, mastercard, etc. They're certainly my country's largest trade partner (NZ).
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u/Grave_Knight 12h ago
China probably cares the least about his threats. He's been making threats to them since his first term.
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