Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action
by xvector on Saturday August 01, 2020 @06:47AM
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China can harm the US with trade regulations much, much more than the US can harm China.
Trump is playing with fire here and itβs honestly not very smart. Not when the US has outsourced its industry to China.
Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action
by mdorazio on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:44AM
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No, it can't. China is an export economy that depends on foreign countries (primarily the US) buying its goods. Trade regulations hurt China more than they hurt the US by simple math. This fact is upheld by a review of China's pre-COVID GDP data.
Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action
by dannyw on Saturday August 01, 2020 @08:29AM
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The US also has guns.
Now you could argue that's a classic Dubya style ad hoc excuse designed to mask the government's true intentions with this, but I really don't think so. China's behavior is a legitimate threat for which shrugging and saying "let the free market handle it" seems an incredibly dangerous stance to take in my opinion.