https://archive.md/2021.11.09-212822/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-09/china-s-economic-model-is-probably-broken

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    one key difference is the USA is currently unable to strongarm or hoodwink China into signing something as self-defeating as the Plaza Accords

    • DragonNest_Aidit [they/them,use name]
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      3 years ago

      A lot of present day commentaries on the Japanese economy in the 80s-90s often forgot just how much America hates (and terrified of) Japan.

        • BeamBrain [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Western media and yellow peril, name a more iconic duo

          • Teekeeus
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            4 days ago

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      • Parzivus [any]
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        3 years ago

        It's the whole reason cyberpunk has that Japanese neon aesthetic, it was a reflection on what people thought the future might look like