He argues that the American economy is now structurally exhausted because consumers have maxed out their credit cards, so Washington wants Chinese consumers to absorb the burden by spending more and liberalizing Chinese finance.
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American Consumers
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"...on infrastructure. And now the American economy has collapsed because these American consumers have maxed out their credit cards. The American consumers have been..."
"...thinks that america is a sucker in this relationship because it's american consumer who goes into too much debt in order to finance the..."
"...entered all of that. into the American oil market. So now American consumers are competing with all of Asia for access to that oil...."
"...though China definitely is everybody's being hurt by the war right American consumers at the gas station are being hurt by the war however..."
"...america is being scammed in this global trade where um the american consumer is taking advantage of and america is buying too many things..."
"...China that was hurting the global economy, and it was hurting American consumers. Trump did not seem like a viable leader, and he did..."
"...It is America that provides defense for China. And Europe, it's American consumers that have made Europe wealthy. So Europe is just free loading..."
"...muscle of America, America is the largest market in the world. American consumers have to max out their credit cards in order to sustain..."
"...The very idea behind this is that America feels that the American consumer has maxed out, the"
"...American allies, as well as the American military, as well as American consumers, well, they're not really predictable. And ultimately, you can make the..."
"...not in favor of this war, then it's less likely that American consumers will be able to sustain and absorb high oil prices and..."
"...compare and contrast. So let's just say, okay, trade war. The American consumer is losing, pushing power, right? So the person is getting more..."
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