China is more MAGA than MAGA.The Internet is more America than America.That is: China has the heavily armed, highly industrialized, culturally traditionalist, monoethnic society that MAGA wants.Meanwhile, the Internet is global equality and uniform rule-of-code. It’s free markets and free speech, and the next version of what America once was.At this late stage, I don’t think the ~77M in MAGA can realistically out-manufacture the 1.4B of China. But the 7B+ on the global Internet could eventually balance the ...

Trade Tensions & Sticking Points - The US and China are in conflict due to China's reluctance to share its latest technology and its practice of artificially keeping prices low and dumping products abroad [1][2] - China claims it intends to change its economic modeling, but its past behavior suggests otherwise [2] Negotiation & Deal Prospects - There was no real progress towards a phase 2 deal, despite optimism in recent weeks [2] - A de-escalation is possible, especially leading up to APEC [3] Long-Term Outlook & Market Impact - The market may experience repeated cycles of conflict due to the inability to bridge the gap between the two sides and the lack of a clear strategy for decoupling or cooperation [3] - This ongoing conflict is causing constant suffering for the markets [3]

Things were moving along, progressing pretty well for a number of months there, and markets seemed to tend to look the other way when it came to US-China relations. But this week they turned they turned pretty sour and it even got personal with the Treasury secretary in the US, calling the one of his Chinese counterparts an engine. And so it's always been a point of tension, the, you know, the differences between the two.But they are they're definitely heating up now and they're a long way from a deal for s ...

Technological Advancement - Delivery drones and flying cars are transitioning from science fiction to reality in China [1] - These technologies are becoming commonplace in China [1] Global Context - The adoption of delivery drones and flying cars in China contrasts with the rest of the world [1]

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