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Trump Meets With Apple's Tim Cook To Talk Trade (reuters.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the happy-hour dept.

New submitter genfail shares a report from Reuters: President Donald Trump met with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday to discuss trade issues as the technology industry grapples with a U.S. spat over import tariffs with China, a manufacturing hub for the iPhone maker and other companies. Apple, the world's largest technology company, and other hardware makers have deep ties with China, where many of their products are built for export around the world. Cook urged an easing of U.S.-China tensions and called for more open trade after the trade dispute flared last month between the world's two largest economies. Trump announced about $50 billion in planned tariffs on certain Chinese imports, China retaliated with proposed tariffs on some American goods and Trump responded that the United States could counter with $100 billion in additional levies. U.S. and Chinese officials have been working to resolve the dispute.

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  1. We'll make Mexico pay for the trade war by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    When every word that comes out of his mouth is a lie, and every word that goes in one ear comes out the other, and every promise he makes is just as easily broken, what's the point of meeting with the orange traitor?

    1. Re:We'll make Mexico pay for the trade war by greenwow · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Someone over a year ago on Microsoft NBC said something along the lines that "we take what Trump says too seriously and what he does not seriously enough." Sounds like you're in that category. He's much more careful with his actions than his mouth.

    2. Re:We'll make Mexico pay for the trade war by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      For a Democrat, only words matter, never actions or facts.

      This is why they still think Obama is the greatest president ever, and really deserved that Nobel Peace Prize.

  2. Re:Well if we hope to detangle ourselves from trad by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Except, of course, when your neighbor has resources you need but don't have. Things like water, farmland, scarce minerals, etc. That's actually why most wars are fought.

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