she even liked the comment lmao

  • cracksmoke2020 [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Nah a trade war is exactly the sort of thing that's effective, it's just a negative incentive for companies to move from China to Vietnam and the like rather than a positive incentive like the TPP and other free trade deals enable.

    The US under Biden will absolutely engage in geopolitical containment strategies around China, but I highly doubt that will actually manifest in any relevant way because Biden doesn't want to hurt US business interests in their country.

    • machiavellianRecluse [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      The US under Biden will absolutely engage in geopolitical containment strategies around China, but I highly doubt that will actually manifest in any relevant way because Biden doesn’t want to hurt US business interests in their country.

      I don't know what you mean by "will not manifest in any relevant way" because a string of military bases in south east Asia sounds relevant. You can already see the pieces moving in Philippines (not saying this particular thing is unequivocally good or bad just that these forces are already in action):

      https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/19/phil-o19.html

      • cracksmoke2020 [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        As in it won't hurt chinese economic growth, at most it will delay their attempts to take over Taiwan or something.