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US and EU are making up for lost time with sanctions imposed on Chinese companies and individuals. Pretty much all they can do short of starting a war.
by threeseed 6y ago
US and EU are making up for lost time with sanctions imposed on Chinese companies and individuals.
Pretty much all they can do short of starting a war.
- tsimionescu 6y agoThe USA (possinly EU as well, I havent followed the news on this) are also actively supporting other extremely repressive regimes - most notably and uncontroversially, Saudi Arabia. They have even all but endorsed Saudi Arabia's murder of an American journalist on foreign soil (they have officially condemned it, but have taken 0 measures beyond a declaration).
- EvilEy3 6y agoWhat do you want them to do? Start a war?
- ISL 6y agoLink fairly-prosecuting the perpetrators of Khashoggi's murder to the continuation of US military aid?
- threeseed 6y agoThis is completely false. US government imposed sanctions on 17 Saudi officials who were connected with the killing. They couldn't punish Prince Mohammed bin Salman because he is expected to be King at some point soon which means any sanctions would be nonsensical. How does a travel ban for example work against the leader of any country let alone an (unfortunate) ally. There simply isn't any good options for punishing world leaders.
- trasz 6y agoErm, no. A single JDAM would send much stronger signal. Of course it would bring repercussions, and that is the reason for purely symbolic actions taken instead: USA won’t do anything that could hamper their military influence in region.
- pseudalopex 6y agoThey banned Mugabe.[1] [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1836935.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1836935.stm