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EarlG

(21,945 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 11:08 AM Sep 2018

Pic Of The Moment: World's Greatest Negotiator Strikes Again



Alibaba aims to create a million US jobs with Trump’s help

Alibaba's Jack Ma says Trump's trade war killed promise of 1 million U.S. jobs



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Pic Of The Moment: World's Greatest Negotiator Strikes Again (Original Post) EarlG Sep 2018 OP
Putin will not let him cozy up to China. n/t Orsino Sep 2018 #1
And I can imagine those will be jobs nobody wants. Initech Sep 2018 #2
Obama was building a healthy relationship with Ma. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2018 #3
K&R Gothmog Sep 2018 #4
I'm wondering who this "World's Greatest Negotiator" is. dchill Sep 2018 #5
DJT and alibaba marieo1 Sep 2018 #6
So rump is now guilty of costing us a 1,000,000 jobs as well as damaging relations w/ the ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #7
so much winning! JHan Sep 2018 #8
But Chinese jobs are important to Donald. keithbvadu2 Sep 2018 #9
The promise of jobs, jobs, jobs apkhgp Sep 2018 #10
suckers yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2018 #11

Initech

(100,063 posts)
2. And I can imagine those will be jobs nobody wants.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 11:55 AM
Sep 2018

Isn't Alibaba just a Chinese Amazon on steroids? Do not want.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,110 posts)
3. Obama was building a healthy relationship with Ma.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 12:51 PM
Sep 2018

Back in 2015 Obama sought to engage Jack Ma ro tackle big issues. If Obama had another term, imagine the progress we'd be making on the biggest issues we face. Why cant he run again in 2020? Change was made before when it seemed imperative.

More on Obama/Ma:

http://amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2015/11/18/obama-interviews-jack-ma-at-apec-about-climate-change

https://qz.com/686574/asias-richest-man-quietly-paid-a-visit-to-barack-obama/

https://www.axios.com/jack-ma-manufacturing-wont-be-main-driver-of-job-creation-1513305634-8b7d0844-22de-470c-82a2-330fc9f12887.html

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)
7. So rump is now guilty of costing us a 1,000,000 jobs as well as damaging relations w/ the ...
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 02:36 PM
Sep 2018

Chinese equivalent of 'Bill Gates'. When is enough, enough, rump? Do you not know when to just simply shut up and perhaps listen to others who know more than you?

Loser...seriously, you just cost us a million jobs here...and damaged the relations w/ China...

keithbvadu2

(36,775 posts)
9. But Chinese jobs are important to Donald.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:18 PM
Sep 2018

UPDATED: Trump pledges to help Chinese phonemaker ZTE 'get back into business'

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142058783

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/05/13/trump-pledges-to-help-chinese-phone-maker-zte-get-back-into-business/?utm_term=.7f2fcafb7710

ZTE, a company involved in hacking American cyber security.


A $500 million loan to Trump related projects works wonders to make America protect Chinese jobs.

apkhgp

(1,068 posts)
10. The promise of jobs, jobs, jobs
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 09:43 PM
Sep 2018

Went belly up and six feet under. Died a most horrible death. That at the hands of 45 and Company.



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