> China is selling goods to the US because it's good for China. China not selling goods to the US is, therefore, bad for China In the case of a hypothetical tr

> China is selling goods to the US because it's good for China. China not selling goods to the US is, therefore, bad for China In the case of a hypothetical trade embargo or at least punitive tariffs, who would you rather be: the buyer of insulin or the seller of insulin? The seller can be propped up by the government or loans. The buyer? Well, they need insulin. There's a natural imbalance here. Us not buying Chinese goods has a ton of downstream effects like what if you need parts to repair trucks and those trucks are then out of service so can't haul stuff around? > China isn't immune to 15% of their economy disappearing. It won't disappear. It'll diminish. It'll get diverted through third countries. In some cases, the tariffs will be paid. China will have a reduction in exports. The US will have increased inflation, shortages and supply chain issues. > That's not relevant at all. It's 100% relevant. Everything is sentiment based. If the world is on China's side, then they'll look the other way when China buys oil and gas from sanctioned countries, for example.