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

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

“I think it was a big mistake, this Chinese°hard word escalation°hard word, because they’re°hard word playing with a pair°hard word of twos,” Bessent°hard word said°hard word during an interview on CNBC°hard word’s “Squawk°hard word Box.” “What do we lose by the Chinese°hard word raising°hard word tariffs°hard word on us? We export°hard word one-fifth°hard word to them of what they export°hard word to us, so that is a losing°hard word hand for them.”

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