Foreign investment into China COLLAPSED 99% in just 3 years.
Trillions are stampeding OUT of Beijing… and flowing straight into the U.S. economy.
Here's what Trump understands, and the Enemedia doesn't want you to know. 🧵👇
2/ First, I just want to say that even I didn't realize how bad the FDI number had become. For that we can thank James Gorrie, who wrote a great article about it this weekend.
You can read it below. But in this thread, highlights.
🚨 BREAKING: Trump pauses new tariffs on China after his Alaska summit with Putin — but warns Beijing could be hit with crushing penalties in weeks if Russia doesn’t move toward peace.
Here’s why this is a massive geopolitical play. 🧵👇
2/ After his Aug. 15 meeting with Putin, Trump told Hannity:
“Because of what happened today, I don’t have to think about tariffs right now… maybe in two or three weeks.”
Why? Secondary sanctions are meant to cripple Russia by making it difficult for their customers to buy.
3/ China is the #1 buyer of Russian oil. India is #2.
That oil bankrolls Putin’s war machine. Without the cash from energy sales, Russia grinds to a halt.
Trump has held off on this. But his readiness to act on it is a big part of what brought Putin to the table.
3/ What can't happen is permanent stationing of NATO forces on the Russian border. That would effectively reverse the outcome of World War II, placing the German Army in Kharkov.
But the fact that Putin is open to real security, making the peace deal more than a truce, is big.