Why is China the first in the world to counter the "reciprocal tariff"?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 06:58
They are the largest economy on earth in terms of GDP (PPP). The US pretends like it is still the mid-1990s and they basically have unquestionable total dominance of the global economy and can just push everyone else around. I don’t think Americans really understand how much China has grown since then.
Blue countries the largest trading partner is the USA, while red countries the largest trading partner is China.
The problem is that the US’s “weight” is a lot weaker these days, and so when the US is too hostile, it just causes countries to run to China, since they have an alternative now that is even bigger. The US abandoning global institutions is also causing a power vacuum that is being filled by China.
The US is basically handing the reigns of the entire world economy and international institutions to China to be the new world leader and just giving up its position.
The US mentality seems to always be to “throw its weight around,” just use brute force to make everyone do what you want them to. They recently have pulled out of many international institutions and agreements and are imposing a trade war on the whole world.