The President's Daily Brief
PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 25th, 2025: China Blinks Again: Beijing Lifts Tariffs On Some US Goods & India, Pakistan Exchange Gunfire As Tensions Soar
25 Apr 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First, with their economy buckling under the weight of steep U.S. tariffs, it appears China is making a move towards de-escalation, reportedly granting exemptions for certain critical goods, though officials in Beijing are staying quiet about the development. Later in the show—Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchanged fire across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir on Friday, as fears mount that the two nuclear-armed neighbors are on the brink of another war. 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 Jacked Up Fitness: Go to https://GetJackedUp.com and use code BAKER at checkout to save 10% off your entire purchase TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250. Plus, for a limited time enjoy 5% off on almost everything site-wide excluding subscriptions and B-stock. StopBox: Get firearm security redesigned and save with BOGO the StopBox Pro AND 10% OFF @StopBoxUSA with code PDB at http://stopboxusa.com/PDB #stopboxpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's Friday, the 25th of April. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Alright, let's get briefed.
First, with their economy bucking under the weight of steep US tariffs, it appears that China might be making a move towards de-escalation, reportedly granting exemptions for certain critical goods, though officials in Beijing are staying quiet about the development.
Later in the show, Indian and Pakistani soldiers briefly exchanged fire across the line of control in disputed Kashmir on Friday, as fears mount that the two nuclear-armed neighbors are moving towards a larger conflict. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. It looks like China may have just blinked in the trade war with the US.
Despite Beijing's hardline rhetoric and vows not to back down to US economic pressure, signs emerged Friday that relief may be coming for companies hit hard by the tariffs.
According to the American Chamber of Commerce in China, the Communist regime has granted some American imports exemptions from its 125% tariffs and is considering lifting other levies on items critical to certain Chinese industries. That's according to a report from the Financial Times.
Michael Hart, Präsident der amerikanischen Kommission für Verbraucherschutz in China, hat am Freitag gesagt, dass bestimmte Geschäftssektoren, z.B. Flugzeug und industrielle Gemüse, bereits von den Ausgaben bemerkt wurden und dass die Kommission für Verbraucherschutz in China weitere Sektoren überprüft, die von ihren Tarifen beeinflusst werden, z.B. Healthcare-Importe.
Eine bestimmte Interesse an Beijing liegt im Import des industriellen Gemüses Ethyl. Die USA sind ein großer Anbieter von Ethyl für den kommunistischen Regime, der es für ihre offensichtlich große Plastikindustrie benötigt. Es gibt wenige alternative Anbieter von Ethyl außerhalb der USA, also hat die Zerbrechung der Tarife bereits ihren domestischen Plastiksektor stark beeinflusst.
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