Re:Alibaba Cloud
by acjohnson55 on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:07AM
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It didn't even work for the USA! We built our power on conquest, slavery, and industrial piracy. Don't know much about protectionism, but even without it, that seems like plenty.
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Pre-WWII, the US absolutely taxed the hell out of foreign imports to protect northern industry. It only switched to a free-trade policy after the war wiped out most of Europe's industrial capacity.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionism_in_the_United_...