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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by killjoywashere on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:05AM (#21199911)
Ah... China has been a one-party police state with intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles for my entire adult life (I'm in my 40s). The only thing I don't understand is why anyone ever thought they weren't a threat.
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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by lgvln on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:58AM (#21200167)
Their no first use policy perhaps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_first_use#China

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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by hnick on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @02:09AM (#21200512)
That seems to be a useful policy when you're on your way to being a world power.

It also seems to be the kind of policy that will be broken when convenient after becoming a world power.

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Re:U.S. widens trade blacklist to include some of China’s to... by SheepleUSA on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @08:11AM (#21202385)
...in a world where no one else has nukes.
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