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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (210951)	2/5/2025 4:04:38 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217544

All-happening …

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (210951)	2/5/2025 5:09:00 AM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By zonkerharris Respond to of 217544

Ai clip, re ROC Taiwan, 4 July 2025 :0) No need to know Chinese language in order to appreciate fiction movie Psychology conditioning started, a guess, because the Trump said the cost is 200% tariff rate, reported GetMoreGold

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (210951)	2/5/2025 5:29:59 AM
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This below clip is illuminating but not in the way most would take it, as far as I am concerned … The two fellas still do not seem to realize or otherwise be able to verbalize that they have been tee-ed up into a cultural revolution, otoh Otoh, perhaps less a cultural revolution or a cultural revolution mixed in with a coup, someone told me In any case, whatever the case, good luck to them and all who wishes to partake in such political struggles

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (210951)	2/5/2025 1:44:08 PM
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Re MFKers … seem busy thrashing about trying to splice into the biz flow bloomberg.com US Postal Service Reverses Decision to Halt China Shipments Agency says it’s working to ensure efficient tariff collection USPS had planned to suspend inbound China, Hong Kong packages A worker sorts packages at the United States Postal Service Dulles Processing and Distribution Center in Dulles, Virginia. Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg By Cailley LaPara 5 February 2025 at 21:10 GMT+8 Updated on 6 February 2025 at 00:28 GMT+8 Save Translate 2:19 Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here. The US Postal Service said it’s accepting “all international inbound mail and packages” from China and Hong Kong, walking back an announcement made only hours earlier to halt some overseas shipments. The agency is working with US Customs and Border Protection to minimize delivery disruptions while implementing an “efficient collection mechanism” for new tariffs on China, the postal service said in an emailed statement. The acceptance of packages is effective Feb. 5. Read More: How US Tariffs Work — and Who Foots the Bill The resumption of normal service capped about 12 hours of confusion after the postal service said late Tuesday that it would temporarily freeze the package shipments from China and Hong Kong, without providing an explanation. The abrupt move threatened to exacerbate a trade war and weighed on shares of retailers such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com Inc. It’s unclear what prompted the initial pause and the subsequent reversal — or whether the turnaround was the result of a political decision or a logistical one. It comes after President Donald Trump revoked a “de minimis” rule for China, which previously allowed small packages under $800 to enter the US duty-free. The exemption was revoked as part of a new 10% tariff on goods from China that require postal providers to adjust customers and other protocols to comply with the levies. It also wasn’t immediately clear whether any packages were actually blocked under the announced pause. USPS said in its original announcement that letters and flat mail from China and Hong Kong would not be affected. The number of de minimis packages coming into the US has soared over the last decade and totaled nearly 1.4 billion shipments during the government’s 2024 fiscal year, according to CBP. Such heavy volume could put fresh strains on a system unaccustomed to scrutinizing smaller, lower-value parcels. The de minimis revocation poses a “significant challenge” for USPS in terms of sorting out how to execute the new tariff rules, said Chelsey Tam, senior equity analyst at Morningstar. “There were 4 million de minimis packages per day in 2024, and it is difficult to check all the packages.” Washington is cracking down on a loophole that retailers like Temu and Shein have used for years to expand in the US, allowing them to ship high volumes of small packages and gain an edge over competitors like Amazon.com Inc.Critics say the flood of parcels from China is difficult to track and may contain illegal or dangerous goods. — With assistance from Josh Wingrove and Derek Wallbank