• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    The best way to keep China in check is to keep them dependent on the global economy. As long as they are, they’ll do their best not to fuck that up.

    But they see what’s going on in the US and know that it’s in their best interest to become independent of us. They’re gearing up for war because they want Taiwan. And then if they take Taiwan, the world is fucked because then China basically owns semiconductor production.

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      11 months ago

      The US has abused sanctions so much that there’s basically a parallel economy being set up that’s not using USD.

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        11 months ago

        Your so close. It’s not even sanctions, there are still tariffs on many things back from the Trump administration that still haven’t been repealed.

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          11 months ago

          Trump does what establishment democrats want to but know they can’t get away with.

          Remember, the lesser-evil is still evil.

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      11 months ago

      China is smart. They have no reason to be dependent on the US. They have a robust and competitive technology sector. They can get their raw materials from Africa, which they’ve been investing in while the US did nothing.

      US-China relations have only ‘soured’ in recent years because China has become a legitimate competitor instead of just a factory.

      This is why we now see so much FUD centered around Chinese technology. It’s really opened my eyes to how effective propaganda is in getting people to have an opinion on things they know nothing about.