https://www.wired.com/story/china-conquers-mexican-automotive-market-and-the-us-is-worried/

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State department hand wringing that China is going to use the US trade agreements as they were designed is chefs-kiss

I fully expect them to redo these with "except china" clauses.

  • DragonBallZinn [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    I use protectionism as a huge talking point so much.

    “We like to claim we’re all about free market, but the US is a very protectionist country and even then only to capital, the idea of protectionism for workers like affordable college or stopping companies from shipping jobs overseas is seen as profane but workers are not allowed to outsource where they consume.