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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by wnevets on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @04:16PM (#21196696)
>without it being patently clear that this was never about human rights?

Have you been paying attention the last 3 or so years?

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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by abeppu on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @04:22PM (#21196774)
Or I guess, to phrase my confusion differently, if they're hoping to exchange this for a concession, and it will be clear to all that this was just a negotiating tactic when they roll it back ... why bother pretending at the outset that it's a principled stand over human rights? What's the point of the lip-service?
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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by jayrot on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @04:45PM (#21197034)
One answer is:

Because lip-service here and now is easy and has almost no consequences.

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