Re:China announces 25% tariffs on $16B worth US goods
by gurkendoktor on Thursday August 09, 2018 @07:29AM
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How should we impose a sanction on the regional government of Xinjiang specifically? Do you really think the gov't in Beijing has nothing to do with these camps, and should be exempt?
I'm glad that weapon sales to all of China are banned, not just to imperialistic individuals within the PLA.
Re:China announces 25% tariffs on $16B worth US goods
by pm90 on Thursday August 09, 2018 @04:29PM
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There is only so much that you can do with wealth in China; many corrupt individuals often park their illicit wealth abroad in Western nations and that is where sanctions against these individuals (or companies) really hurts them.
Sanction enough individuals and you force them to fall in line and discourage that kind of corruption.
What I'm arguing against is penalizing the whole country with a trade embargo. That is just bullshit coming from someone who understands very little about how international relations work.