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Re:The Chinese Government Likely Borrowed More than the US i... by microdrum on Monday July 16, 2018 @11:22AM (#17541980)
"monetary sovereign"

It still requires them to get many other rich countries to generally buy into their story.

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Re:The Chinese Government Likely Borrowed More than the US i... by vkou on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:52PM (#17542763)
As long as you keep buying cheap (And a few expensive) things made in China, you're buying into the story.

Where do you think your iPhone is built?

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Re:The Chinese Government Likely Borrowed More than the US i... by microdrum on Monday July 16, 2018 @09:46PM (#17546682)
Not rich countries' consumers; rich countries' governments, economists, and academics.
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Re:The Chinese Government Likely Borrowed More than the US i... by vkou on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:17PM (#17546808)
What does their belief or disbelief have to do with whether or not China is a monetary sovereign?

I mean, I suppose they can all imagine that spherical cows exist, but wishing won't make it so.

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