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Re:US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty by jjoonathan on Thursday October 18, 2018 @10:22AM (#18248523)
> I don't think anyone sensible would fault China for taking advantage

But everyone faults the US for taking advantage. /petpeeve

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Re:US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty by icebraining on Thursday October 18, 2018 @10:48AM (#18248747)
They're not in the same position. China takes advantage of bugs in the rules. The US writes and pushes through the rules, often quite forcefully.
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Re:US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty by zorpner on Thursday October 18, 2018 @11:04AM (#18248883)
These look different, but the US is simply taking advantage of the set of rules that allow rule-writing.
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Re:US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty by chmod775 on Thursday October 18, 2018 @11:45AM (#18249284)
*used to push through rules

Trump seems quite fond of withdrawing the US from one negotiating table after another.

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