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Re:2022 Letter by throwaway4good on Saturday March 04, 2023 @02:37PM (#35023774)
Foreign companies in China will probably do fine as they live in the real world and not in the wild world of politics and speculation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64563855

US-China trade hits record high despite rising tensions

Trade between the US and China hit a record high last year even as their diplomatic relations deteriorated.

Imports and exports between the two countries totalled $690.6bn (£572.6bn) in 2022, official figures show.

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Re:2022 Letter by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Saturday March 04, 2023 @02:45PM (#35023841)
Really not sure what trade relations between the US and China has to do with the very general strategic practice of placing factories in countries with low wages and limited worker rights, in order to cut costs.
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Re:2022 Letter by throwaway4good on Saturday March 04, 2023 @02:55PM (#35023909)
China is not the cheapest place in terms of labour costs. Hasn't been for decades.

But my point is that contrary to the rhetorics and the politics, western countries hasn't stopped trading with China, actually the opposite has happened.

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