China is desperate and making bad moves.
Shows their true nature to do this.
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The zoos are saving themselves $1m per panda per year in rent. And the really high cost of their upkeep, which will now be borne by the Chinese budget. Of course, it’s also possible panda bear paws will mysteriously appear as a one time only special on a menu at some favored restaurant in Beijing. Or as an entree at Xi Jinping’s dinner table. Bottom line is pandas are unprofitable for US zoos because both the rent and upkeep costs are sky high so it’s no big loss, except for China which will now lose the rental income *and* keep the pandas happy.
Bai Yun, 26, and her six-year-old cub Xiao Liwu are iconic images of San Diego Zoo in California.
Bai Yun has spent more than 20 years at the attraction after arriving as a tiny cub.
Sounds like six-year-old cub Xiao Liwu being born here creates some sort of citizen status just like the Chinese women coming here to give birth.
Them pandas are Americans now according to our crappy laws.
When people in a relationship argue there are certain things that cause permanent damage to the relationship. This feels like the Chinese are on the path to creating permanent damage to the relationship.
Looking at the issue from a different perspective, trade with China is a relatively small and ultimately replaceable part of the US’ economy. But, if I recall the numbers, US trade represents a much higher percentage of the Chinese GDP. Also the overheated bubble that China is in places their economy at greater risk. They would be much better served by adopting magnanimity and appearing reasonable. Also, they could offer incentives regarding efforts towards North Korea or agree to a pause or reduction in Naval ship building. They have more cards to play if they consider their whole hand. But, it appears they have run away with emotion.
Let’s ban ALL imports from China and see what happens. Short term pain for long term gain. Taiwan,Vietnam, and assorted other Asian countries can make up for the loss of production. China needs the USA more than the USA needs China by far.
What will we ever do now?
Pettiness is a sign of desperation.
Oh, how will California survive without the Communist Pandas????
The horror...the horror!!!
How very Obama-esque of the Chicoms...
IIRC, we pay a million dollars a year for these bears....and I think that’s an each price...and we have to give China any babies.
How childish
Yeah - that’ll show us...the only reason the pandas made such a splash is because it was taken as a sign that China was thawing towards us...and the real reason was so the libs could allow them free rein in stealing our secrets and breaking patent laws for their own enrichment (China and the lax-ative libs)
Whattaya say, we drop Cingchang from our tourist plans? I’ve seen pettiness, but this is absurd.
This is an indicator of how hard it has become for the Chinese communists to find ways to retaliate against the last round of tariffs.
Most anything that they could block or tariff from the USA to give themselves any advantage, had already been effectively blocked or tariffed for years or decades. They had to increase tariffs on things they really want or need, just to show a response (save face). Their “retaliatory” tariffs are already into the range of cutting off their own nose, to spite their face - things like components they need for their own export products.
They were dramatically unable to match the last round of American tariffs 15% (raising from 10% to 25%) on $200 billion worth of goods (~$30 billion in tariffs). Their retaliation averaged closer to 5% on $60 billion (~$3 billion in tariffs).
They are basically out of ammo in the trade war, and the USA has yet to levy its main package of tariffs - 25% on $325 billion (~$80 billion in tariffs) - which is on track to be ready in just a few weeks.
Beyond this point, it is not a trade war at all anymore - simply a one way trade beating. A pretty severe beating.
So who cares.
Probably not in these pandas’ best interests to move.
Probably not in the species’ best interests, either