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A comment on USA Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Member, for Xinjiang Abuses. Parent comment

Re:USA Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Memb... by jcranmer on Friday July 10, 2020 @10:21AM (#23791708)
What would Chinese companies do if half or more of their business suddenly dries up? Supplying the US is a major sector of China's economy, and the economic fallout of cutting that link will fall just as hard on China as it does on the US.
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Re:USA Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Memb... by baybal2 on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:11AM (#23792277)
> What would Chinese companies do if half or more of their business suddenly dries up?

Sell to another country at lower prices, and less profit than the can get from the US?

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Re:USA Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Memb... by jcranmer on Friday July 10, 2020 @11:16AM (#23792351)
Who? Export substitution of non-fungible products is quite difficult.
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