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Re:Jack Ma: 'If trade stops, war starts' by rrggrr on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:15AM (#13580824)
Incorrect. His comments are coincidental with Chinese military announcements that smell like a campaign to manufacture a crisis that gives Chinese negotiators an upper hand in trade talks and US legislation to come.
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Re:Jack Ma: 'If trade stops, war starts' by awinder on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:17AM (#13580854)
"Manufacture a crisis" wait which side are we talking about here?
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Re:Jack Ma: 'If trade stops, war starts' by rrggrr on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:24PM (#13581689)
When, in the past 50 years, has the United States threatened war as part of a trade negotiation?
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