Reality Check: What "MAGA" President's tariffs really mean, harm US trade partners, or hit Americans?

Trump's proposed tariff policy seems to protect domestic industries and address specific issues, but it's really an extreme measure to defense the dollar empire war in the world.

No doubt, the US is the mere superpower of the global and hegemony in the international system, but also an imperialism, financial monopoly capitalism, no matter how high American elite class raises the "democracy" and "freedom" torch.

"Sleepy walking" Joe joined "MAGA" Donald to defense the petrodollar dominant position.

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a preliminary determination in an anti-dumping probe, imposing tariffs of between 21.31 percent and 271.2 percent on solar panel imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam—including from several Chinese-owned producers—citing evidence of unfair pricing and trade practices, announced by the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration on Nov. 29.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened BRICS nations with 100% tariffs if they decide to challenge the U.S. dollar's dominance, following one of his plans that aims to produce an additional 3 million barrels of oil a day, the equivalent of over one third of total U.S. oil production today. Meanwhile, he pre-announced 25% tariff for Canadian oil products.

As of 2024, the top oil-producing countries are:

• United States: Producing 21.91 million barrels per day
• Saudi Arabia: A top oil-producing country, a BRICS nation, the world's largest oil exporter
• Russia: A top oil-producing country, a BRICS nation sanctioned by the U.S.
• Canada: A top oil-producing country. The United States imported over 4 million barrels of crude oil per day from Canada, about 97% of Canada's total crude oil exports.

特朗普自称为“关税侠”，并长期认为对外国产品征收关税可以保护美国工厂、缩小美国出口和进口之间的差距，并使不合作的外国政府屈服‌。

他的关税政策主要针对中国、墨西哥和加拿大等国家，旨在解决就业、贸易逆差和移民等问题。

特朗普计划在上任第一天对来自墨西哥和加拿大的商品征收25%的关税，理由是解决毒品和非法移民问题‌。撕毁北美自由贸易协定，背弃对来自墨西哥和加拿大产品的0%关税承诺。

对来自中国的产品额外加征10%的关税，理由是为美国的“芬太尼”滥用负责。特朗普在竞选期间，曾声称要对中国商品加征高额关税，最高达到60%。

Mexico is the U.S.' largest trading partner:

• The U.S.' top imports from Mexico are cars, car parts, computer equipment, oil and gas, and electrical equipment. The United States imported 468,000 barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil from Mexico, making Mexico the second largest exporter of petroleum to the US.
• The U.S. also imports a significant amount of alcohol and furniture from Mexico.

Canada is the U.S. second trade partner. The U.S imports more than $400 billion worth of goods from Canada per year.

• The U.S.' top import from Canada is crude oil and other energy-related imports, like petroleum gas and coal. In September 2024, Canada was the largest exporter of crude oil, sending 4.6 million b/d of petroleum to the US.
• The U.S. also imports leather goods, plastics, iron and steel from Canada.

The U.S. is the largest nation of marketplaces for Chinese exports:

• The U.S. imports a significant amount of electronics from China, including smartphones and computers.
• It also imports a great deal of machinery, toys, sports equipment, furniture, footwear, clothing and textiles from China.

Having imposed multiple tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel plus machinery by Biden and Trump, it's expected higher steel and aluminum prices across the US to make American manufacturers cornered.

为什么要给加拿大和墨西哥加关税？谁来承担？
本视频深入剖析了川普政府对加拿大、墨西哥及中国加征关税的背后原因及可能带来的影响。从石油产业到制造业，从政治博弈到经济依赖，我们逐一揭开川普关税政策的神秘面纱。为何加拿大和墨西哥被加征高额关税？中国为何仅被加征10%？这些关税对美国消费者、制造业乃至全球经济又有何深远影响？视频还将揭示中美贸易战背后的真相，以及中美脱钩的主动权究竟在谁手中。通过详实的数据和图表，带您全面了解川普关税政策的来龙去脉，以及它如何重塑全球经济格局。

Why America Can't Stop Trade with China
What is the future of US China Trade? Can the US actually stop trading with China? What will be the effects of the Trump trade war and 60% tariffs on Chinese goods? In today's video we break down everything you need to know about the US China trade war.

龙哥时评：川普的关税大棒可能导致，一个严重的意外后果！

川普的高关税壁垒与美元帝国的保卫战

美国当地时间11月30日，当选总统特朗普在其创建的社交媒体平台上发文，要求“金砖国家”放弃创造新货币或支持其他货币取代美元的计划，否则这些国家将面临100%的关税。

『新货币战争Pt.1』米尔斯海默戳破美国人的自尊心：美国的寄生进化史！
米尔斯海默告诉美国人一个真相：你们现在优渥的生活，不是因为美国制度的优越，文化的先进，头脑的聪明，而靠老一辈反革命家们南征北战换来的，靠军事干涉，靠美元搜刮，靠坑蒙拐骗。你们就是世界的寄生虫。

河馬往事： 在美元崩溃前夕，美国上线了杀手级应用！『新货币战争Pt.3』

根据美国国会预算办公室预测，到2034年，美债利息支出是1.6万亿美元，是2024年的2倍。马斯克的效率委员会能不能减预算？每个朝代改革的失败，都是既得利益者的阻力，不革命，就推行不下去。

在货币战争和中美贸易战的背景下，美国已经走到了债务周期的末尾。一个巨大的泡沫在崩盘前夕，在有生之年，可能我也有机会看到美国的分裂。美国打出了最后的王牌：那就是金融战。金融是美国的主场，川普启用的财政部长贝森特，是杀手级的应用。

川普的高关税的所做所为的真实意图是打一场美元帝国的保卫战！

从奥巴马的美国要再领导世界一百年到川普的让美国再次伟大，他们制定的一个又一个的战略决策，都犯下一个致命的错误（A BIG BUG): 固守“冷战”思维，没有认清现实，世界局势变了。而他们却走大英帝国的老路，步大英帝国的后尘。拜登的“小院高墙，” 川普的关税壁垒，都是在打造美利坚版的“帝国特惠制”(Donald Trump's tariffs + Scott Bessent's a "layered" approach).

Trump did not pick Howard Lutnick for treasury secretary, and almost gave up Elon Musk's plan, that aims to cut federal regulations, reduce the government workforce, and save taxpayers billions by targeting wasteful spending. Instead he picked Scott Bessent as boss of treasury, who has advocated for a so-called 3-3-3 target, which refers to a plan to cut the deficit to 3% by 2028, achieve 3% economic growth and added 3 million new barrels of oil per day.

However either Elon Musk's plan or Scott Bessent's approach has no help for "MAGA" ambition because the global chaos won't give their successful chance, Ukraine, Israel, Syrian Rebels, etc. US Republic senator Lindsey Graham, Israel Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, and more powerful interest groups do not let the "world police" and financier leave away.

The "small yard and high fence" surrounding empire is already a wall with holes everywhere.