# Why only 10% on China and 25% against Canada and Mexico?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 2, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-10-on-china-and-25-against-canada-and-mexico/1013783 "2025-02-02T22:08:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-10-on-china-and-25-against-canada-and-mexico/1013783/1 "2025-02-02T22:08:58Z")

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Is it because Canada and Mexico is seen as weak and can be easily preyed upon? And China can put up a fight and maybe has (COVID 1.2 million US deaths, more US corps offshoring then in any time in US history after Turmps 1st term where he came against China) ?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-10-on-china-and-25-against-canada-and-mexico/1013783/2 "2025-02-02T22:13:03Z")

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Closed on February 2, 2025, 10:13pm UTC



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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-10-on-china-and-25-against-canada-and-mexico/1013783/3 "2025-02-02T22:13:32Z")

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Please just ask this in the tariffs thread. It doesn’t need its own and this is not a Great Debate anyway.