China to give LDCs including 33 African countries zero-tariff treatment - Friends of Socialist China
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President Xi Jinping announced at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing on Wednesday that China would unilaterally give all least developing countries (LDCs) zero-tariff market access for all products, making China the first major economy to take such a step. This move is part of a wide-ranging action … Continue reading China to give LDCs including 33 African countries zero-tariff treatment
  • Vampire [any]
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    4 months ago

    I am more ambivalent about China than most Hexbears (I am rational: the "absolutely everything China does is absolutely perfect" line is ridiculous), but this one policy makes me go wow

    This is the best development in a long time. Wonderful leadership.

    • Flyberius [comrade/them]
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      4 months ago

      I'm not sure there are many of us that think they are perfect. It's just that when you compare them to the west they might as well be.

      • Vampire [any]
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        4 months ago

        kinda off-topic for the thread, but I have seen people here defend the CPC's least defensible moves

        • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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          4 months ago

          I still can't forgive them for not doing anything to Nancy Pelosi's plane.

        • bazingabrain
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          4 months ago

          Yeah, the Khmer Rouge and invading Vietnam, those were really fucking stupid moves ngl.

            • bazingabrain
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              4 months ago

              i dont think so lol, seems everyone acknowledges these two things were boneheaded and unproductive (also vietnam kicked china's butt ngl lmao)

              • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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                4 months ago

                also vietnam kicked china’s butt ngl lmao

                I wouldn't say that, since China only send forces very limited compared to their potential, but Vietnam really did forced those to stop.

            • heggs_bayer
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              4 months ago

              Vampire could be referring to more recent actions, although I don't know which specifically.