Trump's tariffs shutting down US businesses laying off workers.

[winners]

They are free to do so...but chicons land have always be an Economic and Trade mercantilist....they only in it for themselves...like most Asian countries anyway

The US under the present Trump Administration is doing exactly the same like China, or even worse with long time allies like Canada, Mexico and Japan. Why don't you even mention this? Singapore with a trade deficit with the US, why is it being subjected to 10% tariffs? Tell me, which I strongly doubt you can even justify for yourself.

 

[superpower]

“Apple Can’t Quit China. The Robots Won’t Let It.”

Apple may want to flee to India. Washington may scream for decoupling. But the machines don’t lie.

The reality is brutal: China owns the steel spine of global smartphone manufacturing. That spine is industrial robotics.

Not a single smartphone is made in the U.S. today. China, meanwhile, produces 70–80% of the world’s phones, and it’s not just sweatshop labor anymore. This is fully automated, AI-optimized, precision-driven production.

In 2023 alone, China deployed over 300,000 new industrial robots. That’s more than the next five countries combined. From robotic arms to automated optical inspection, Chinese factories now think and move faster than any human

Domestic firms like Estun, Efort, and Siasun have replaced Japanese and German suppliers in everything from servo motors to force sensors. These aren't knockoffs. They are world-class, production-grade systems

Foxconn’s “factories of the future”? Built in China. Optimized in Shenzhen. Calibrated by Chinese engineers. Even the automation platforms in India and Vietnam are designed, supplied, and maintained out of the mainland.

The Chinese government knows exactly what it’s doing

Robotics is the centerpiece of the post-COVID upgrade to “Made in China 2025.” Massive subsidies, dedicated pilot zones, and full supply chain coordination are all in place.

Behind every robot is data. And behind every dataset is a model. China’s factories aren’t just automated. They’re intelligent. Predictive maintenance, AI-driven defect detection, and closed-loop optimization are now routine.

This creates an unstoppable feedback loop: scale leads to data, which trains better AI, which improves robotics, which leads to more scale. No other country has the population, industrial base, or policy discipline to match this

Western politicians love to talk about “re-shoring.” But their factories are at least ten years behind in hardware, and twenty years behind in data.

Without Chinese robotics, their manufacturing revival is a fantasy.

Even Apple can’t escape. Despite all the noise, over 90% of iPhone production still happens inside China or depends on Chinese-made automation tools. The ecosystem is too deep, too fast, too robotic to abandon.

The West may have invented the transistor. But China now controls the machines that build the phones that rule your life. This is more than supply chain dominance. It is industrial hegemony

And if you think China will keep exporting these machines forever, think again. The embargoes are coming.

The gatekeepers have learned from Washington.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Oh no....Trump bad...

Tan Kin Lian slams Trump’s Tariff policies in blistering Facebook post - Singapore News​

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SINGAPORE: Former presidential candidate and businessman Tan Kin Lian took to Facebook on May 31 to sharply criticise U.S. President Donald Trump, describing his tariff policies as economically damaging and politically reckless.

In a post titled “Wrecking Ball Trump,” Tan warned that the tariffs imposed during Trump’s administration were backfiring on American businesses, making them less competitive both at home and abroad.

Tariffs backfiring on U.S. businesses​

Tan argued that by taxing imported components, American manufacturers were forced to pay more for the parts they needed to assemble their final products. These higher input costs, he said, had a knock-on effect: companies either raised prices for U.S. consumers, contributing to inflation, or struggled to sell competitively on the export market.

“This made U.S. manufacturers uncompetitive when they export… [and] more expensive to U.S. buyers,” Tan wrote.

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He cited online videos, claiming that many U.S. factories had shut down and some major companies had relocated operations overseas to escape the rising costs caused by tariffs.

Job losses and delayed promises​

The knock-on effect, according to Tan, is widespread job loss across affected states, contradicting Trump’s promise that tariffs would bring jobs back to America.

“The new jobs that were supposed to be created in the U.S., due to the tariffs, may take several years to realize,” he noted.

Tan echoed critics who liken Trump’s approach to a “wrecking ball”—a blunt-force strategy that damages everything in its path without building anything lasting in its wake.

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Strong language, sharper criticism​

Tan did not mince words when addressing Trump’s decision-making, stating bluntly that many people consider Trump to be “insane and incredibly stupid”—an assessment he openly said he shared.

Tourism slump paints bleak picture of U.S. soft power​

In a separate post, Tan commented on the sharp decline in international tourism to the U.S. since Trump returned to office in January 2025. He noted that international arrivals fell year-on-year in March, with even steeper declines from key regions like Western Europe and Central America.

He attributed the drop to a mix of political and policy-driven deterrents—among them, aggressive immigration enforcement, border detentions, and controversial rhetoric, including Trump’s threat to annex Canada. Countries such as Germany and Canada experienced booking cancellations of over 30%.

Cities like New York and Los Angeles have felt the brunt of this shift, with ticket sales to tourist attractions and hotel occupancy rates falling significantly. Canadian flight bookings to the U.S. have reportedly plunged by over 70%.

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Tan remarked that these developments signal a larger erosion of the U.S.’s global appeal, not just economically but diplomatically.

A pattern of self-inflicted harm​

From shrinking global market share to waning tourism dollars, Tan Kin Lian’s posts paint a picture of an America under Trump that is isolating itself—economically, diplomatically, and culturally.

“The U.S. position risks being perceived as unreasonable because it simultaneously escalates tech restrictions while demanding concessions on unrelated issues,” he wrote.

Tan concluded that unless the U.S. adopts a more balanced and reciprocal approach, particularly in its dealings with China and the global economy, it risks long-term strategic losses that no short-term posturing can undo.

 

[superpower]

For once, TKL is spot on. Taco Trump is the worst President in recent memory. He's only interested in benefiting himself, his cronies and their companies. Absolutely no compassion or regard for the average Joe or the wellbeing of Middle America. He is the master of grandstanding and showboating to boost his image, but is ultimately unable to deliver on most of his empty promises.

Good thing there's a term limit for the Presidency.

 

[syed putra]

For once, TKL is spot on. Taco Trump is the worst President in recent memory. He's only interested in benefiting himself, his cronies and their companies. Absolutely no compassion or regard for the average Joe or the wellbeing of Middle America. He is the master of grandstanding and showboating to boost his image, but is ultimately unable to deliver on most of his empty promises.

Good thing there's a term limit for the Presidency.

And he couldn't stop war in Ukraine in 24 hours.
It's even worse now that it's been revealed Trump armed Ukraine army and boosted it by 4 times during his first term. And set up 9 CIA listening post along the border with russia. So it's not just Biden's war as Trump was preparing Ukraine for it's eventual role as a proxy army of NATO.

 

[k1976]

“Apple Can’t Quit China. The Robots Won’t Let It.”

Apple may want to flee to India. Washington may scream for decoupling. But the machines don’t lie.

The reality is brutal: China owns the steel spine of global smartphone manufacturing. That spine is industrial robotics.

Not a single smartphone is made in the U.S. today. China, meanwhile, produces 70–80% of the world’s phones, and it’s not just sweatshop labor anymore. This is fully automated, AI-optimized, precision-driven production.

In 2023 alone, China deployed over 300,000 new industrial robots. That’s more than the next five countries combined. From robotic arms to automated optical inspection, Chinese factories now think and move faster than any human

Domestic firms like Estun, Efort, and Siasun have replaced Japanese and German suppliers in everything from servo motors to force sensors. These aren't knockoffs. They are world-class, production-grade systems

Foxconn’s “factories of the future”? Built in China. Optimized in Shenzhen. Calibrated by Chinese engineers. Even the automation platforms in India and Vietnam are designed, supplied, and maintained out of the mainland.

The Chinese government knows exactly what it’s doing

Robotics is the centerpiece of the post-COVID upgrade to “Made in China 2025.” Massive subsidies, dedicated pilot zones, and full supply chain coordination are all in place.

Behind every robot is data. And behind every dataset is a model. China’s factories aren’t just automated. They’re intelligent. Predictive maintenance, AI-driven defect detection, and closed-loop optimization are now routine.

This creates an unstoppable feedback loop: scale leads to data, which trains better AI, which improves robotics, which leads to more scale. No other country has the population, industrial base, or policy discipline to match this

Western politicians love to talk about “re-shoring.” But their factories are at least ten years behind in hardware, and twenty years behind in data.

Without Chinese robotics, their manufacturing revival is a fantasy.

Even Apple can’t escape. Despite all the noise, over 90% of iPhone production still happens inside China or depends on Chinese-made automation tools. The ecosystem is too deep, too fast, too robotic to abandon.

The West may have invented the transistor. But China now controls the machines that build the phones that rule your life. This is more than supply chain dominance. It is industrial hegemony

And if you think China will keep exporting these machines forever, think again. The embargoes are coming.

The gatekeepers have learned from Washington.

Their PL15 manufacturing line is also highly integrated With Robot

 

[ftan42]

On 1 June 2025, Ukraine launched a substantial drone operation, codenamed 'Operation Spiderweb', which aimed to disrupt Russian military airfield operations across five regions, stretching from Siberia to the Arctic. This complex operation involved 117 drones that were covertly transported and launched from within Russian territory, utilizing stealth tactics such as concealing the drones in wooden sheds mounted on trucks.
The timing of the attack, coinciding with the eve of scheduled peace talks in Istanbul on 2 June 2025, implies a calculated move by Ukraine to bolster its negotiating position and demonstrate its military prowess to both allies and adversaries alike.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

TDS sufferers are sure active today. I wonder why

 

[syed putra]

On 1 June 2025, Ukraine launched a substantial drone operation, codenamed 'Operation Spiderweb', which aimed to disrupt Russian military airfield operations across five regions, stretching from Siberia to the Arctic. This complex operation involved 117 drones that were covertly transported and launched from within Russian territory, utilizing stealth tactics such as concealing the drones in wooden sheds mounted on trucks.
The timing of the attack, coinciding with the eve of scheduled peace talks in Istanbul on 2 June 2025, implies a calculated move by Ukraine to bolster its negotiating position and demonstrate its military prowess to both allies and adversaries alike.

Using of containers to attack another country.
Now Iran which had container explosions at its port several months ago will have to reclassify its investigation as state sponsored terrorism.
CIA and MI6 have been involved in attacking iran by sabotage and creating internal strife since the 1950's. And both US and UK was never charged nor punished for the mayhem they created in middle East and elsewhere.
In malay archipelago, at one time, it could have been mayhem too. But our leaders kept things cool and do a bit of give and take. If anything, other regions worldwide should learn from us.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Trump needs to take action against the chicons...as this is an act of war...