Sentences with phrase «retaliate if»

Knowing the U.S. will retaliate if they continue building such relationships, the Japanese navy reluctantly agrees that their only hope is to hit the U.S. before they aim their guns at Japan.

Balls is known to be furious about the book, but will only retaliate if his reputation is seriously challenged.

Both men, however, added that while they are «brothers,» they would not hesitate to retaliate if the lives of their agents were threatened or if they suspected that there were «any malpractices.»

Europe will retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump slaps tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

Wang Hejun, chief of the trade remedy and investigation bureau of China's Ministry of Commerce, said in a statement that China reserves the right to retaliate if the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs are imposed.

The EU had threatened to retaliate if the steel and aluminum tariffs took effect, by imposing levies of its own on politically sensitive American exports.

Responding on Friday, China's ministry of commerce said it would immediately retaliate if the «arrogant» US imposed the sanctions.

Trade partners, namely the European Union, Brazil and Turkey, have promised to retaliate if such tariffs are put forward, raising fears of a potential trade war.

Canada, the biggest supplier of steel and aluminum to the U.S., and No. 4 steel - provider Mexico had asked to be exempted, and indicated they would have retaliated if Trump included them in the duties.

Not exact matches

Speaking to French radio station RTL on Wednesday, Lagarde said: «The macroeconomic impact would be serious, not only if the United States took action, but especially if other countries were to retaliate, notably those who would be most affected, such as Canada, Europe, and Germany in particular.»

«What he may be — and what a number of CEOs are — is scared; scared that if they leave, the president using the tools of government will retaliate.»

If our trading partners retaliate as they have threatened (the European Union says it will target blue jeans, orange juice, Kentucky bourbon, and Harley - Davidson motorcycles, among other products) American producers stand to lose billions in export revenues and thousands of Americans could lose their jobs.

«If the regime continues attacking our positions in Raqqa province, we will be forced to retaliate,» SDF spokesman Talal Silo said.

«If the Pentagon is retaliating against someone for speaking out on poor accountability and wasteful spending, that's unacceptable,» Grassley said.

On Monday, North Korea issued a stark warning to the US: If you attack us, we will retaliate with nuclear weapons.

«If you go alone, unilaterally, it is going to make it a lot easier for the Chinese to target industries of the United States and retaliate,» he told «Power Lunch.»

Fear that your competition will cast the first stone and fear that you will look weak if you don't retaliate strongly.

China has threatened to retaliate by hitting U.S. agricultural exports if tariffs on Chinese imports worth up to $ 60 billion are announced by Washington.

«What happens if another Enron situation comes along and the corporation's accounting firm retaliates against an employee of the accounting firm because that employee wants to report illegal activity by the corporation?»

«If China and Mexico retaliate against the United States, that would be similar to Smoot - Hawley,» says Irwin.

American farmers — a key part of Trump's political base — are worried that if countries retaliate against the US for these tariffs, their agricultural exports could bear the brunt of those punishments.

The EU has said if it loses its exemption it will retaliate with its own tariffs on U.S. goods imported to Europe.

On Saturday Trump tweeted that if the European Union does, in fact, issue retaliatory tariffs, then he will retaliate against their retaliation, by slapping tariffs on European cars.

In fact, a range of experts agree that Mr. Trump's proposals are more likely to deepen those problems, particularly if China or other targeted nations retaliate, rather than accept his demands.

Crude prices surged to five - year highs after President Trump vowed to retaliate against Syria for a Chemical Weapons attack and taunted Russia about their threat to shoot down U.S. missiles if they were used against Syria.

A range of experts agree that Donald J. Trump's proposals are more likely to deepen America's economic pains, particularly if China or other targeted nations retaliate, rather than accept his demands.

To be sure, a weak dollar is a positive for exporters, though if our trading partners retaliate with tariffs of their own, trade flows could take a hit (I'm pretty skeptical of that outcome; so far, it's mostly been bluster, noise, confusion, and uncertainty; not helpful, of course, but not macro-economically important... yet).

If the WTO rules against the United States, it could then authorize the complaining nation to retaliate proportionally.

It also warned that if China retaliates against US companies in response to tariffs, American companies would lose business that would go instead to companies from other countries.

After all, the EU has, just like the U.S, nothing to gain from a trade war which is very likely to emerge if Europe does not give in and retaliates against the tariffs on steel and aluminium.

It's also worth noting that this is by no means a slam dunk in terms of job creation, even if other countries don't retaliate.

If China decides to retaliate by unloading significant quantities of U.S. sovereign debt, it could cause a significant spike in rates at a time when the United States is running a high deficit and rates are already inching up.

How will President Trump respond if they do retaliate?

However, if China pushes too hard on this front the U.S. could retaliate with similar measures against Chinese firms in the U.S. and / or encourage U.S. firms to migrate to lower - cost countries at a faster pace than is already occurring.

If the US goes too far with its protectionist measures, Canada could retaliate by restricting US imports, which would seriously hurt US manufacturers.

All of that would be at risk if China retaliated.

They said Beijing could retaliate against U.S. companies that do business in China if Trump takes his tougher line too far.

And while Trump's tax and spending plans are raising hopes for faster growth, his combative approach to trade relationships with such countries as China and Mexico could slow the economy if U.S. trading partners retaliate and collectively impede the flow of imports and exports.

The tariff - reduction bill, which limits the loss to the Treasury to $ 500,000 per item annually, is «small cheese» compared with Trump's new tariffs, Reinsch said, especially if China «overreacts» and retaliates disproportionately.

If the Trump administration decides to impose more tariffs next month, it could be the first blow in a one - two punch to China on trade, making it even more likely that Beijing might retaliate against American exports.

This triggered a very stern response from Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai who bluntly warned the U.S., «If somebody tries to impose a trade war on us... we will certainly fight back and retaliate.

Both are weighty issues that deal explicitly with «high cosmic justice,» so if he argues that a government overreaches its authority to execute justice by attempting to «balance the books of the universe» in repaying blood with blood, then does that mean there can never be any just criteria for one nation to retaliate against another after an unprovoked attack» an attack that in essence would repay blood with blood?

Fourth, non-violence holds that suffering can educate and transform individuals and societies if those who engage in non-violent resistance accept violence toward them without retaliating violently toward others.

What if they retaliate?

Many in these other countries want to retaliate, he said, and if they succeed what will we do?

If the state's investigation does not turn up enough evidence to make a case, the suspected abuser may retaliate by causing further injury to the child.

It has been my privilege to minister with Christians in Street Pastors, caring, listening and helping, sometimes when faced if not with violent physical conduct, verbal abuse while not retaliating but making the streets a safer place to be on a Friday and Saturday night.

Like other forms of cabbage (collard greens, broccoli, kale), if you boil or inflict some other form of cooking assault on the poor little vegetable, it will retaliate by stinking up your house.

If a state government tried to fine the NCAA, the organization could retaliate in any number of ways.

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