The story they’re making of it is that it’s a national crisis.Making this crass comment into a national news story also seems insensitive, to say the least.
The story they’re making of it is that it’s a national crisis.Making this crass comment into a national news story also seems insensitive, to say the least.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-...inas-zte-get-back-into-business-idUSKCN1IE0QIZTE suspended its main operations after the U.S. Commerce Department banned American companies from selling to the firm for seven years as punishment for ZTE breaking an agreement reached after it was caught illegally shipping U.S. goods to Iran.
Why is the president trying to put a Chinese company back in business? ZTE, a company we sanctioned, which then then folded, after it was discovered that they were selling tech to both Iran and North Korea.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-...inas-zte-get-back-into-business-idUSKCN1IE0QI
What am I missing here?
What does that have to do with what Trump said?A little perspective
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265200/flashback-bill-clinton-gave-china-missile-matthew-vadum
FLASHBACK: BILL CLINTON GAVE CHINA MISSILE TECHNOLOGY
Democrats intermittently talk tough about our enemies -- but only after aiding and comforting them.
Who knows what back room deals are struck and why. Be nice to see some transparency.Why is the president trying to put a Chinese company back in business? ZTE, a company we sanctioned, which then then folded, after it was discovered that they were selling tech to both Iran and North Korea.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-...inas-zte-get-back-into-business-idUSKCN1IE0QI
What am I missing here?
A little perspective
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265200/flashback-bill-clinton-gave-china-missile-matthew-vadum
FLASHBACK: BILL CLINTON GAVE CHINA MISSILE TECHNOLOGY
Democrats intermittently talk tough about our enemies -- but only after aiding and comforting them.
Who knows what back room deals are struck and why. Be nice to see some transparency.
Dang it. We must be related. I was just thinking of a clever way to say the same thing.Might have something to do with what's going on with the N. Koreans.
Haven't seen Salma in a while. So here is the most impressive case of maintaining eye contact that I have ever seen.
Haven't seen Salma in a while. So here is the most impressive case of maintaining eye contact that I have ever seen.
What does that have to do with what Trump said?
Now we are worried about jobs being lost in China?
Trump tweeted Monday that ZTE "buys a big percentage of individual parts from U.S. companies."
He wrote, "This is also reflective of the larger trade deal we are negotiating with China and my personal relationship" with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Shah said the issue had been "raised with the U.S. government and with our administration at various levels," and that Trump had asked Secretary Wilbur Ross to look into the matter "consistent with laws and regulations."
"Obviously this is part of a very complex relationship between the United States and China that involves economic issues, national security issues and the like," he said.
The dispute predates Trump's arrival in the Oval Office and the Commerce Department sanction was issued amid worsening trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
Support for ZTE from Trump rippled through U.S. markets at the opening bell Monday as tech companies that do business with ZTE reversed some of their losses from last month.
Optical components maker Acacia Communications jumped 11 percent and optical communications company Oclaro rose 6.8 percent. Fiber optic component supplier Finisar gained 2.3 percent and chipmaker Xilinx added 3.8 percent
Okay. So now explain how that perspective informs any explanation for this. Are you saying it’s some kind of tit for tat? What’s good for the goose...? Turnabout is fair play? How is it relevant? But Clinton?
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/china-contributing-500-million-trump-linked-project-indonesia/The Chinese government is extending a $500 million loan to a state-owned construction company to build an Indonesian theme park that will feature a Trump-branded golf course and hotels.
Ohhhh.... now this ZTE thing makes sense:
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/china-contributing-500-million-trump-linked-project-indonesia/
This occurred 72 hours before the president's ZTE announcement. Maybe it's on the up and up. Apparently this was being negotiated prior to the president's election. Maybe it's not on the up and up. China really isn't losing out on anything, and could only possibly benefit from giving a Trump business a little "nudge" to see if it might pay dividends from the US government.
I'll remind that ZTE is... or rather was considered a security risk, and had been, against sanctions, selling to Iran and North Korea. I'll also remind that, initially, the president said nothing, that I saw, about the benefit to American workers/companies by helping to re-establish ZTE, only the benefits to China. I'm sure there are... or rather were a few Carrier employees that are scratching their heads.
Needless to say, you'd think some people would be asking some questions to get to the bottom of this strange deal.