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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 14th, 2025: Chinese Factories Halt And Ports Jammed In Trade War Fallout & Russian Missile Attacks Rocks Ukraine
Mon, 14 Apr 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Trouble is brewing at China’s biggest ports. With factories slowing and exports backing up, the pressure from President Trump’s new tariffs is starting to show. Russia marks Palm Sunday with a deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy. At least 30 civilians are reported dead, underscoring President Putin’s continued defiance of peace efforts. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: Who is the host of the PDB Afternoon Bulletin?
Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Alright, let's get briefed. We'll start things off with signs of trouble at China's largest commercial ports. Factories are going quiet and goods are piling up, all likely fallout from President Trump's new tariffs. Later in the show, Russia marks Palm Sunday with a missile strike.
That's not a traditional way to celebrate Palm Sunday. With a missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 30 and signaling President Putin, well, has zero interest in peace. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
Chapter 2: What is causing the slowdown at China's largest ports?
The impact of the escalating US-China tariffs war is already being felt, not just in the markets or financial circles, but on the ground at China's largest export hubs. In Shanghai and Guangdong, two of the country's most critical ports for foreign trade, operations have essentially slowed to a crawl.
Radio Free Asia is reporting that by Thursday of last week, virtually no cargo ships were bound for the U.S., Where ships once departed in constant rotation, now stacks of unshipped containers are sitting idle, missing the critical 9th of April deadline set by President Trump's new 125% tariff announcement.
Shanghai's terminals, ports that just days ago were bustling with activity, came to an abrupt halt, according to Chinese media outlet Kaixin. Earlier in the week, nearly half the vessels at those docks were headed for American shores. But now... Well, it's silence.
Similar scenes are unfolding in Shenzhen at the Yantian Terminal in Guangdong, one of the busiest and most important export gateways in all of China. This region is basically the heart of the country's trade engine. It churns out electronics, machinery, textiles and more. An export businessman there said the slowdown is visible and dramatic.
und der Bottle-Neck scheint nicht am Ende des Wassers zu stoppen. Werkstätten sind voller ungeleiteten Produkte, die hauptsächlich für US-Betreiber geplant sind. Die Werkstätten in China's Top Export Provinces sind beruflich auf dem Standstill, und viele Arbeiter sitzen jetzt unabhängig von ihren Zukunftsvermögen.
According to the New York Times, some garment factories that primarily ship to the US have already shut down temporarily. Others are scrambling to reroute goods to alternative markets or find new customers inside China itself.
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Chapter 3: How are Chinese factories affected by the US tariffs?
Factory managers are of course anxious, some facing last-minute cancellations from US buyers, others wondering if their slim profit margins will survive this latest round of disruption. As we reported this morning, the administration carved out temporary exemptions for key products like smartphones and hard drives and other electronics.
That gives American tech firms and consumers some short-term relief, but President Trump has made it clear that those goods aren't off the hook permanently. They'll simply be reassigned to a different tariff schedule and category at some point in the future.
Bottom line, if the point of the tariffs is to exert pressure and cause disruption inside China, well, then it appears that the mission is accomplished or being accomplished. Goods are piling up in Chinese ports and factory production is slowing. But with supply chains so deeply intertwined, the ripple effects obviously won't stop at the Pacific.
The real question now is how long both sides are willing to endure the pain. And as with most trade wars, well, okay, frankly, as with most wars, it's all a matter of who blinks first. Alright, coming up next, at least 30 people are dead in Russia's latest missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy. I'll have those details when we come back. Hey, Mike Baker hier. Look at that.
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Chapter 4: What impact do the tariffs have on US-China trade relations?
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Chapter 5: What was the significance of the Russian missile strike on Sumy?
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Russia unleashed a deadly missile bombardment on the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy over the weekend as people gathered for Palm Sunday celebrations, provoking international outrage and leaving many questioning the Trump administration's approach to peace talks with Russian President Putin.
Zwei Ballistik-Missilien haben die Stadt um 10.15 Uhr am Sonntag, als Zivilisten die Kirchenverwaltungen anwesend waren, mindestens 34 Menschen getötet und mindestens 117 verletzt in der jüngsten Todesstrecke in der Ukraine dieses Jahres. Einer der Missilien rippte durch ein Universitätsgebäude, während der andere über eine brenzlose Straße detonierte.
Ukrainer Offiziere sagten, dass Kluster-Munitionen in der Angriffszeit verwendet wurden, um so viele Menschen wie möglich zu töten, so ein Bericht der Associated Press. Two children were among the scores of people killed, with another 15 children wounded by the attack.
Images from the scene showed bombed-out buildings, shells of burned-out cars and dozens of black body bags lining the side of the road. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy issued a fiery condemnation of the strike, saying, "...only filthy scum can act like this, taking the lives of ordinary people. Russia wants exactly this kind of terror and is dragging out this war."
Zelenskyy called for a swift global response to the attack, adding, "...without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible. Talking has never stopped ballistic missiles and bombs. We need to treat Russia as a terrorist deserves." Nun, der Angriff auf Sumy war der zweite große-Skala-Attack, der in nur über einer Woche zivilisierte. Es folgte einem sterblichen 4.
April-Missil-Angriff auf Zelenskys Heimatstadt, der 20 Menschen, insbesondere neun Kinder, getötet hat. Die internationale Verurteilung des Angriffs war schnell, mit den ukrainischen europäischen Alliieren, die neue Sanktionen gegen Moskau anrufen.
Kajikales, der Europäische Union-Foreign-Polizei-Chef, nannte es ein, Quote, schreckliches Beispiel für russische intensivierende Angriffe, während die Ukraine einen unabhängigen Ausbruch erhielt.
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UK-Prize-Minister Keir Starmer hat diesen Ereignis geäußert, indem er sagte, er sei, Quote, überrascht und, Quote, Putin müsse jetzt zu einem vollen und sofortigen Ausbruch ohne Bedingungen verabschieden. Ja, das wird passieren. Die EU-Ambassadier der Ukraine nannte es, Quote, Kriegskrieg, wie es die Führer in Lithuania und Deutschlands wahrscheinlich nächster Kanzler Friedrich Merz.
Merz sagte, der Angriff zeigte, dass es naiv war, sich mit Putin zu engagieren, der klar die westlichen diplomatischen Übertreibungen als Zeichen der Schwierigkeit bezeichnete. Er suggerierte, es sei Zeit, die Ukraine mit Taurus-Long-Range-Missilen in Koordination mit europäischen Alliieren zu starten, um Kiew zu helfen, Russlands weiterer Aggressionen zu kontern.
We should note, Russia's strikes came just two days after US-Envoy Steve Witkow met with Putin to discuss peace prospects. Given the timing, Poland's foreign minister said Putin was clearly mocking the goodwill of the Trump administration, demonstrating that he has no real interest in pursuing peace negotiations.
Leaders across Europe implored the Trump administration to take a more hardline approach against Russia. And members of the Trump administration offered similar condemnations, with retired US General Keith Kellogg, the special envoy for Ukraine, accusing Russia of violating, quote, any line of decency by brazenly targeting civilians.
Staatssekretär Marco Rubio nannte es eine furchtbare und, Quote, tragische Erinnerung darauf, warum Präsident Trump und seine Administration so viel Zeit und Arbeit in der Versuchung sind, diesen Krieg zu beenden, Ende Quote. Nun, Präsident Trump hat Augenbrauen mit seiner Reaktion.
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Der Präsident nannte den Angriff, Quote, schrecklich, aber sagte, Quote, ich wurde gesagt, sie haben einen Fehler gemacht, aber ich denke, es ist eine schreckliche Sache. Ich denke, die ganze Krieg ist eine schreckliche Sache.
Der Kremlin hat mittlerweile eine flimsy Justifikation für den Angriff erhoben, indem sie beurteilt haben, dass sie eine Beratung von ukrainischen Militärbeamten beurteilen und dass ihre Angriffe exklusiv auf militärische und nahe militärische Angriffe angewiesen sind.
Der russische Minister des Verteidigungsgerichts hat sich so weit verurteilt, dass er die Karnage der ukrainischen Militärbeamten verurteilt hat, dass sie ihre Bevölkerung als menschliche Schilder verwendet haben, indem sie Beratungen in densely populierenden Bereichen halten.
But Ukraine's Minister for Foreign Affairs hit back, noting that since Russia and Ukraine agreed to a limited pause on strikes on energy infrastructure in late March, Moscow has launched almost 70 missiles, 2,200 exploding drones and 6,000 guided aerial bombs at Ukraine, mostly targeting civilian infrastructure.
The latest strikes come as Kyiv warns that Moscow is building up forces for a fresh spring offensive to improve its negotiating hand in ongoing peace talks. And that, my friends, is the PDB Afternoon Bulletin for Monday, 14th of April. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdbatthefirsttv.com.
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