Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
No problem..end tariffs.
Air freight costs will drop...cost of consumer goods will drop..US business profits will go up..there is zero downside.
I agree that there's almost zero downside to ending tariffs, so long as the other side drops its tariffs, but there are other reciprocity items that I would put in place, such as:
1. Chinese citizens not allowed to purchase real estate in the US, until US citizens are allowed to purchase real estate in China.
2. US should block Baidu, WeChat, and other Chinese internet services, until China unblocks Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. US media shall be allowed to report freely inside China if Chinese media is allowed to report freely inside the US.
3. China should require US citizens to do an in-person interview to get visas, until the US drops the requirement for Chinese citizens.
4. All "Confucius Institutes" in the US universities to be disbanded, unless the US is allowed to have "George Washington Institutes" in Chinese universities.
...and the ones relevant to this thread:
5. All Chinese citizens banned from entering the US (regardless of origin/location during the past 14 days), until China rescinds its ban on all US citizens entering China. Banning US citizens coming directly from the US due to COVID-19 fears I can understand. Banning US citizens coming directly from Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. however makes no sense (and yes, I'm aware that these restrictions by the US should also be extended against Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, etc.). Requiring a 14 day quarantine at the traveler's expense? Sure...and that would probably cut down on passenger traffic by 99%. Total ban? That's just dumb.
6. I'm seeing reports that if US citizens who hold Chinese RPs leave China, they lose their RP. Okay, fine, if
that is true, then Chinese citizens with US Green Cards who leave the US should lose their Green Cards.
An eye for an eye.