Fun fact, just the YoY growth in March is equivalent to 65% of total US steel production.
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Wow, who would have f*cking guessed that people aren’t enthusiastic about any deals. The deal on offer for ‘first movers’ is a thorough beating up front, exchange your savings for more IOUs and then 1 lash a month for good measure vs for ‘later takers’ a thorough beating up front, exchange your savings for more IOUs and 10 lashes a month for being late. Have they forgotten that they were the ones that declared, the tariffs was non-negotiable so either f*cking way you still get shafted regardless of what you do.
With these great deals they are surprised no one is lining up to take it up the A*s. At this point why not just outright declare all assets other nations hold in the US will be ‘liberated’ Venezuela style. It’s practically no different.
Also let’s not forget that any deals can just waved off, since this has already happened, if the US ‘feel’ they are not getting enough and we can do that A*s R*pe all over again. Then to have the US tell you how nice God Emperor Trump is treating you. Hmm… gee… why would no one take any of our deals?
Did we enter the event horizon and ended in an alternate universe without the whole world knowing, where things don’t make sense anymore.
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Soft Power is much more than leather bags and Cathedrals. if you add the quantitative numbers of European countries for Soft Power in the list. Europe just 11 countries have majority of World Soft Power and this before Trump. if you add the two Arab countries Soft Power together it already more than US with less than 20m population.
Woah, did not expect the Chinese exposure of European luxury brands to gain this much traction. Definately a law of unintended consequences here, since I doubt the CPC is giving luxury brand manufacterers orders to post these vids and this is a time where China wants to build more bridges with the EU, so launching an all out assault on one of the last pillars of European soft power probably isn't something they had in mind.
I joked once after DeepSeek's launch that Europe realized its only relevance to the world were handbags and cathedrals. They can now thank Trump pretty soon, the only thing they'll have left are cathedrals.
Bet everyone was wishing they're Italian right now, since at least the Italians can say they have cathedrals and spaghetti.
it is that Soft Power that is attracting wealth and people to the Europe without working or producing more and it is reflected in strength of European currencies. Europe has accumulated over centuries so much Soft Power that countries who are in periphery are benefiting from European Soft Power.
Fun fact - both the God-Emperor of Dune and the God-Emperor of Mankind are impotent and lacking in the male organs. Another useful snippet of facts if you are dealing with any die hard MAGA-lites.
The US might be cooked. Record level of debt for everything, cars, credit cards, mortgages, and government. Trade war is going to cause more inflation which means the FED can't lower interest rates. A Crash seems imminent at this point. This is while facing a China that's growing 5% year on year and dismantling all of US's technological advantage at once. How long are we willing to bet that China catches up and surpasses the best of western semiconductor supply chain every step of the ladder? 4-5years? China is unironically sending the west into middle income trap, everyone already subconsciously knows this but are not willing to admit, even the most liberal Chinese I talk to have a census that China will be richer in 20 years.
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Also the supposed "flex" that people say they don't care if Chinese manufacterers use the same materials and build the same quality, the fact of the matter is people proudly wear the Gucci and LV logo because it carries more prestige than any Chinese name ever will. Guys I don't know what world you come from, but admitting you are willing to spend the equivalent of a home down payment or a new car on a frickin logo is not exactly the flex you think it is.
It appears Tesla is now doubling down on India for its batteries.
The full ad looks like this:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but India has basically zero supply chain in batteries. I don't see how they will build one up without the participation of China? Is Xi going to let CATL and the other big companies just transfer tech like this? My impression is that the mood in Beijing has soured after American trade war (and India is still often seen as an appendage to the West).
The full ad looks like this:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but India has basically zero supply chain in batteries. I don't see how they will build one up without the participation of China? Is Xi going to let CATL and the other big companies just transfer tech like this? My impression is that the mood in Beijing has soured after American trade war (and India is still often seen as an appendage to the West).
Right on cue. Can't compete except you start coercing others to join you using blackmail tactics. How the mighty has fallen.
From the looks of it, it’s more about materials preparations, so they will ‘making’ the materials necessary to produce batteries components and not batteries or the components themselves, never mind cells.
If I have this correct, this is more making iron from iron ore, not even the steel making part, which would be equivalent to making the components for the battery.
I would guess that this is material sourcing and refining for their US battery production, since they can’t source from China anymore. So probably not building anymore of the supply chain other than this initial part.
Plus if I remember correctly Tesla doesn’t own the battery chemistry they use not even for the 4680, they only own the design of the battery, so they can’t add production in India unless either CATL, BYD or Panasonic approves, someone please correct me if I am wrong on this.
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