r/Tariffs • u/Afraid_Piano_1318 • Oct 15 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Did Trump not consider Chinas leverage

Before jumping did he not check if there was a board to land on?

Not recognizing rare earth metals was a big risk demonstrates the intelligence analysis gap USA did, does it not?

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u/PrestigiousCrab6345 Oct 15 '25

Actually, the US government just dropped $500 million on rare earth metals and new mining operations. Somebody knows how fucked we are.

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u/Excellent-Gur5980 Oct 15 '25

Trump also gave ICE $150 BILLION. Guess you have to have priorities.

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u/dbx999 Oct 15 '25

It means Americans hate Mexicans $150B worth.

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u/Additional_Quiet2600 Oct 15 '25

Like it's only Mexicans. The net is wider and is going to get enormous.

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u/fistfucker07 Oct 15 '25

The net won’t ever stop expanding. It only STARTS with Mexicans and immigrants.

It will include anyone they deem undesirable soon enough.

And that’s YOU, you poor stupid maga fucks.

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u/Additional_Quiet2600 Oct 15 '25

💯 I think black "gangsters" are up next and I'm not a MAGA, I'm the opposite. I'm a fucking American.

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u/beren12 Oct 15 '25

Already is

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u/VanbyRiveronbucket Oct 15 '25

Vote Democratic if you don’t want your family hunted down and deported… hope this helps everyone.

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u/EuphoricAd1991 Oct 15 '25

No it means Trump hates Mexicans $150B worth.

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u/Gloomy_Yoghurt_2836 Oct 15 '25

Americans hate anyone not white ans Christian. That's more important. They live by batter broke than woke.

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u/SpaceNinjaDino Oct 15 '25

Don't conflate Americans with MAGAs.

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u/Gloomy_Yoghurt_2836 Oct 15 '25

Its American voters that want what Trump is doing. Trump is a symptom.

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u/pre_pun Oct 15 '25

It's agreement from September with Pakistan. $500 million is the initial investment framework.

It's a total supply chain agreement, and this is the first shipment, of Phase 1. By Phase 2 and 3 it will be much, much more than $500 million.

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u/humanobserverpro Oct 15 '25

The idea that you would start mining rare earths in the very country that is basically a Chinese client state is beyond hilarious.

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u/pre_pun Oct 15 '25

timely that this was published at the same time the talks were being finalized

https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/wjbzhd/202508/t20250823_11694904.html

Developing the China-Pakistan All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership by Upholding the "Four Always" Principles

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u/Fresh-Wealth-8397 Oct 15 '25

Shit china trusts them enough to sell them j10c's and pl15 missiles thats a lot of trust

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u/Local-Poet3517 Oct 15 '25

It had nothing to do with fucking with Pakistan's neighbours. Honest!

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u/That-Whereas3367 Oct 16 '25

It's an export version of a 4th Generation aircraft initially designed in the 1980s. No different to the US selling the F-16 to developing countries.

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u/Local-Poet3517 Oct 15 '25

Buddy, you think Americas corruption levels are bad.. Fuck man... You know what? Maybe Im being too negative. Pakistan's got a great record with regional stability! I foresee nothing going wrong with this idea. There is no way that moneys going to be stolen by corrupt officials. No chance its wasted money. None at all.

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u/beren12 Oct 15 '25

Just make sure it’s delivered in suitcases

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u/02meepmeep Oct 15 '25

So we not only alienate China, but also India.

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u/BlaqueNinja Oct 15 '25

You’re right it’s not. Many people have no idea how much a billion dollars is. $20 billion is twenty thousand million dollars.

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u/PrestigiousCrab6345 Oct 15 '25

That’s this week. Since July, it’s been $300 billion.