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Correct me if I am wrong here, but I think a non democratic country like China will always have the upper hand in trade wars against a democratic one like the U
by enitihas 8y ago
Correct me if I am wrong here, but I think a non democratic country like China will always have the upper hand in trade wars against a democratic one like the US, all else being relatively equal. They can always target politically sensitive agricultural produce in the swing states. I think the farmer vote in the US is quite significant. And the Chinese government does not need to worry about elections in the short term.
- threatofrain 8y agoI think that all democracies will need to find a defense against this sort of pressure, and that democracies could just as well wield this pressure against another similar state.
- enitihas 8y agoOff course, but states with two party alternative rules and a small number of deciding constituents (swing states) are more susceptible to such pressures.
- theandrewbailey 8y agoThe problem is that China built its economy on exports and relies on them, but the US doesn't. Also, I bet that farmers like Trump a hell of a lot more than they like selling to the Chinese.
- IOT_Apprentice 8y agoAsk the US Soybean producers how that is working out for them.
- fellellor 8y agoThey like money more than selling to China. Do they like Trump more than money?
- gremlinsinc 8y agoChina's leaders have enough money, they could hunker down for a decade and not export anything and still be successful. The people would starve, and there'd probably be some put out of there misery, it'd be a humanitarian nightmare, but China is a dictatorship and will wither the storm better than we will, and face it America will cave as soon as we have a competent leader who repeals the tariffs and fixes our geopolitical status.