(05-12-2025, 12:13 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(05-12-2025, 11:51 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: The point is to protect the American marketplace from unreasonable competition from countries that don't play fair. The 90 days is a normal finalizing period for large contracts that basically gives immediate relief while holding a consequential line to ensure the deal goes through.

You're contradicting yourself.
If we are actually punishing China for not playing fair, there is nothing to negotiate with them. 
Also if we are actually punishing China for not playing fair, we would be publicly laying out the ways we think they're being unfair, and publicly lay out a path for them to correct those things and get their rate reduced.
This is just a very expensive round of bread and circuses.