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Trade embargos? Small ones at first, with an clear plan to plan and timeline to escalate if there's no change. Of course, it would mean putting the lives of tho
by burntoutfire 6y ago
Trade embargos? Small ones at first, with an clear plan to plan and timeline to escalate if there's no change. Of course, it would mean putting the lives of those poor people our over our comfort, which means it won't happen.
- pizza234 6y agoIMO, the case of the Nobel prize and salmon ban showed the opposite - that is inexpensive for China to punish a country, but not the opposite. A long analysis has actually been written on this topic: https://www.cmi.no/publications/5805-too-big-to-fault https://www.cmi.no/publications/5805-too-big-to-fault While on one hand, a coordinated punishment may be effective, on the other hand, I think China has the power to buy other countries' consent step by step. Additionally, I think China would never relent; doing so would be an admission of guilt, which is poisonous for their regime.
- burntoutfire 6y ago> Additionally, I think China would never relent; doing so would be an admission of guilt, which is poisonous for their regime. They could spin it in the same manner as Putin - "those degenerate Western bastards are against us, we need to be strong and united to face them etc.".