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Realistically, there’s nothing the Chinese government can really do to retaliate though right?
by partingshots 7y ago
Realistically, there’s nothing the Chinese government can really do to retaliate though right?
- simonblack 7y agoThere are lots of things that are possible. Perhaps an embargo on the US for (say) rare earths, special steels, etc. Perhaps a Chinese NED which would work to produce color revolutions in the US and NATO countries. Perhaps the kicking out of all US companies from doing any business in China. Etc, etc, etc. Don't forget that the US market (350 million)is only a quarter the size of the Chinese market (1400 million).
- Fjolsvith 7y agoThese would play into Trump's hand, with his trying to decouple US businesses from China.
- partingshots 7y agoIt doesn’t seem like any of those things would change anything except make the U.S. more unlikely to agree to a trade deal though.
- Fjolsvith 7y agoThey could lock up a few more thousand dissidents and harvest their organs.