> Why would the US not look out for its own best interests? Of course the US should look out for its own best interests. It is far from clear that leaving the

> Why would the US not look out for its own best interests? Of course the US should look out for its own best interests. It is far from clear that leaving the global postal union is in our best interests, however. > China refused to negotiate, believing that the US would never pull out and that they had all the leverage. Given US dependency on Chinese products, I don't think we can clearly say that China doesn't have all the leverage. > Keep subsidizing packages for their main economic rival? Sit back and do nothing while China continues to benefit? Keep in mind that subsidizing packages from China is also a subsidy to US consumers of Chinese goods. Americans benefit from this too. And leaving the global postal union affects a lot more than just our relations with China. So yes, maybe continuing to subsidize packages from our main economic rival is better than leaving the global postal union. I don't have all the facts here, so I am not sure I know what's right, but I have enough facts to see that only looking at how fair or unfair things are doesn't give you the whole picture.