Trumpie had promised a reduction on the tariffs Japanese automakers must pay to be allowed to import to the US (via the Japanese trade delegation) -- but now (as ever!) he's. . . welshing, saying "that wasn't written down." In fact, none of it was. . . written down, and/or made public. As ever, Tangerine says stuff that is factually preposterous -- claiming a non-existent "victory".
In any event, here's the latest, from the free nation's paper of record -- the NYT (and the full article is not behind any paywall):
. . .The Trump administration has agreed to correct an “extremely regrettable” blunder in the execution of its trade agreement with Japan, the country’s top trade negotiator said in Washington on Thursday.
This latest development is another example of how a deal with no publicly disclosed written joint agreement -- assembled quickly just days before higher threatened tariffs were set to take effect -- is causing confusion and growing tension between the United States and one of its top allies and trading partners. . . .
In negotiations last month, Japanese officials believed they had secured a deal that, in return for pledges to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the United States and open its market to more American goods, would set a standard tariff rate of 15 percent for all of its products shipped to the United States. . . .
“Washington is just randomly shooting and they are shooting some like-minded countries from behind,” said Taro Kono, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, speaking in a news briefing in Tokyo on Wednesday. . . .
Damn. Obviously, two can play that game -- and Japan just. . . did.
And I'll note (in passing) that, even just two episodes into the new season -- the boys at South Park are now. . . the "go to" source, for all that is. . . disgusting, and pungent -- about MAGA World. Woot!
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