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> The best way to put pressure on the Chinese Communist Party and help pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong (and the reduce Uygher genocide) is to avoid buying Mad
by tablespoon 5y ago
> The best way to put pressure on the Chinese Communist Party and help pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong (and the reduce Uygher genocide) is to avoid buying Made in China goods where possible.
Decoupling could be helpful on several fronts, but it's not going to happen via individualist boycotts. Those are useless, and just too many things are made in China without realistic alternatives. If it's going to happen, it'll be through increasing tariffs (preferably slowly over time) and other government policy.
- someperson 5y agoYes, individual boycotts are not the only way. Government policy is certainly required too. Both punitive (increasing tariffs), requiring made outside China sourcing, and also investing in supply chains outside of China. Also there actually aren't that many things made in China that don't have some kind of alternative. Production is moving out of China across all sectors, not because of politics but due to increasing wages.
- mr_toad 5y agoSanctions don’t work on hardline autocratic governments. If anything, they just double down on their oppression and use the sanctions as an excuse and something to blame all problems on.
- 2xpress 5y agoIndividual boycotts go together with individual voting for better politicians who will build better policies regarding PRC.