Ep. 155: Tariff ’pause’ - rapid reactions

President Trump has paused the so-called 'reciprocal' element of his tariffs for everyone but China, meaning a baseline rate of 10% is in place, while PRC imports face tariffs of over 100%. In this episode, Darren offers some initial reactions to this breaking news.

Australia in the World is written, hosted, and produced by Darren Lim, with research and editing this episode by Hannah Nelson and theme music composed by Rory Stenning.

Relevant links

Jay Cost (tweet): https://x.com/Jay__Cost/status/1910099320768209058

Mr Beast (tweet): https://x.com/MrBeast/status/1909621956258775458

Brad Setser (tweet): https://x.com/Brad_Setser/status/1909309353393635551 

Jesse Singal (tweet): https://x.com/jessesingal/status/1910039965536559350?s=46 

James Palmer (BlueSky): https://bsky.app/profile/beijingpalmer.bsky.social/post/3lme7pnzzw22v

Stephen Walt (BlueSky): https://bsky.app/profile/stephenwalt.bsky.social/post/3lmga2xyhuk2d