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      Because context matters. In the same vein, the hidden and thereby illegal state subsidies Chinese electric car makers are receiving should also be mentioned. Biden’s tariffs aren’t happening in a vacuum.

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          I’ll let you figure out where Chinese car makers are getting their subsidies from.

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            I think their point is legality is relative … surely what China is doing is legal in China. “Unreasonable” would be a better term than illegal.

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              It’s not relative. The moment a Chinese good is being sold outside of China, it has to follow local laws, which includes laws against market manipulation. Chinese manufacturers and sellers have been ignoring them for a long time, but there is finally some pushback.