Summary
China has imposed an export ban on dual-use products to 28 U.S. defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, and General Dynamics, in retaliation for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Ten firms were barred from trade and investments in China.
Beijing condemned the arms sales, citing violations of the One China principle and threats to Taiwan Strait stability.
The ban follows Taiwan’s recent receipt of advanced U.S. military equipment, including Abrams tanks, as the island bolsters its defenses against China’s military activities.
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I think you misunderstand the complexity of the situation. The US would go to war on behalf of our economic interest and allies depending on the leadership, but not likely initiate itat the moment. China is under immense pressure of a different type and may use military might in the future to change it’s power, but both have challenge which make your statement too black and white to be valid. It’s more gray.
The following are all Foreign Affair, but give good long form context to current challenges.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/why-china-wont-give-failing-economic-model
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-real-economic-crisis
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-gray-zone-offensive-against-taiwan-backfiring
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-china-isnt-scared-trump
Note China needs American money just as much as America needs Chinese junk.
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I will never not laugh at BRICStards. BRICS is and always will be a joke. It’s a fabrication by Goldman Sachs that needy despots latched onto and are trying to manifest into reality because they’re jealous of not being part of NATO.
It’s not really a NATO “common defense” analogue and more of a G7-style economic partnership among countries not in the G7.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-comparing-the-gdp-of-brics-and-the-g7-countries/
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NATO is not only military. It never has been. It’s ideological.
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Oh sorry I didn’t realize this was a parody account — carry on.
The U.S. spent over half a trillion dollars on Chinese goods in 2022. You’re telling me they don’t need that?
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-taiwan/peoples-republic-china
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Sorry… 5% of their GDP isn’t that important?
What the fuck are you talking about?
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You realise that during the great recession GDP dropped by less than 5% in the US right?
This is some real ignorance of basic macroeconomics.
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Coming in HOT with the delusions this morning.My bad, this is a shitposting account guys. It’s just jokes.
The 1800s want their predictions back
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The chances of the US shooting its own dick by deciding to invade another country can sometimes be low, but they’re never zero.