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> We could be using the influence trade gives us to pressure them to change. We've tried that in China. And look what happened—yes, the standard of life due t
by mcphage 4y ago
> We could be using the influence trade gives us to pressure them to change.
We've tried that in China. And look what happened—yes, the standard of life due to trade with the rest of the world has risen quite a lot, but the Chinese people thank the Chinese government for that. So rather than clamoring for western style freedoms, instead they're more loyal to the Chinese government than ever, and so changes are in the opposite of the direction we wanted.