{"channel":"misc","content":"The \"Tariff talk\": https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/treasury-secretary-bessent-says-chinas-escalation-was-big-mistake-country-playing-with-losing-hand.html\r\n\r\n<<< Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. holds a substantial advantage over China as the two nations exchange threats in a burgeoning trade war.\r\n\u201cI think it was a big mistake, this Chinese escalation, because they\u2019re playing with a pair of twos,\u201d Bessent said during an interview on CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box.\u201d \u201cWhat do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us? We export one-fifth to them of what they export to us, so that is a losing hand for them.\u201d >>>\r\n\r\n <<< In many Chinese card games, especially popular trick-taking or climbing games, the \"2\" is often the highest card in rank. This is particularly true in games derived from or influenced by Big Two (also known as Choh Dai Di in Cantonese), which is widely played in Hong Kong and other parts of East and Southeast Asia, including mainland China. >>>","created_at":"2025-04-08T13:50:32.983871","id":345,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"

The \"Tariff talk\": https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/treasury-secretary-bessent-says-chinas-escalation-was-big-mistake-country-playing-with-losing-hand.html\r

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. holds a substantial advantage over China as the two nations exchange threats in a burgeoning trade war.\r

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\u201cI think it was a big mistake, this Chinese escalation, because they\u2019re playing with a pair of twos,\u201d Bessent said during an interview on CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box.\u201d \u201cWhat do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us? We export one-fifth to them of what they export to us, so that is a losing hand for them.\u201d

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In many Chinese card games, especially popular trick-taking or climbing games, the \"2\" is often the highest card in rank. This is particularly true in games derived from or influenced by Big Two (also known as Choh Dai Di in Cantonese), which is widely played in Hong Kong and other parts of East and Southeast Asia, including mainland China.

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