BREAKING: Trump now Wants to Ban Chinese AI firm DeepSeek over fears that China might beat the U.S. in AI. – NYT

This trade war is turning into a tit-for-tat economic standoff:

🇺🇸 Trump hits with 34% tariffs

🇨🇳 China retaliates

🇺🇸 Trump escalates to 84%

🇨🇳 China hits back

🇺🇸 Trump raises to 145%

🇨🇳 China responds again

🇺🇸 Trump asks Xi to negotiate

🇨🇳 Silence

🇺🇸 Trump offers a deal

🇨🇳 Still silent

🇺🇸 Trump unleashes 245% tariffs

At this point, it’s less strategy—more desperation. The trade war just went nuclear.