• Lembot_0002@lemm.ee
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    17 hours ago

    Tell me, how come that in this case I believe in what China says without even checking anything? Why is it so easy to believe that Trump lies? Hmm?

    • ExLisperA
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      11 hours ago

      Because Trump’s motivation to lie is clear here. China on the other hand has no reason to lie about negotiating.

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        16 hours ago

        And there have been other reports of diplomats coming forward to negotiate the tariffs with the US and leave without a deal because the US didn’t have anything to discuss and/or didn’t bring the people with the authority to make a deal.

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          10 hours ago

          Apparently when Japan asked what exactly the US wanted out of a trade deal, they couldn’t get a straight answer.

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      13 hours ago

      I was thinking the same thing. I would doubt almost any other report of china saying something different than another nation, but when trump is involved, they’re somehow the more credible source.

  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    But they’re talking about talking which is like the father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate of tariff discussions.