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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t this make this the World War III Trump was telling us Harris was going to get us into?[twitter]https://x.com/gerashchenko_en/status/2029878993575440720?s=46&t=kf1qYlCXQnKgUhJWEIu2vg[/twitter][/quote]

No. Not even close.

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Give it a chance. Once the Chinese and other actors stop laughing at the US and collect themselves they might decide that Trump has made the US weak enough to make moves.[/quote]

Huh. That’s a new (and silly) one.

China is most assuredly not laughing about this. Don’t believe me? Try the WaPo: https://wapo.st/4usIC9I

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They are laughing at watching their only competition in the world commit economics kand strategic suicide in real time.[/quote]

Economic, potentially. Though if our economy fails, China will be very badly hurt in the short/medium term.

Strategically? Just the opposite. Fall of Iranian regime would be very bad news for China. Did you even read the WaPo column posted above?

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Here is the thing people do not understand about China. China has the biggest consumer market in the world. They are not dependent on the US. Only 8-10% of China’s trade is US dependent. They will be able to pick that up fairly easily because the US is imposing tariffs.[/quote]

US collapse would lead to severe shock to Chin’s economy. Trade is only one factor—disrupting to energy markets, effect on global financial markets, US debt (of which China holds vast amounts), etc.

Moreover, how do Chinese consumers (who already  save at high levels) react to economic uncertainty? They spend even less. There goes domestic demand.

Potentially catastrophic for the Chinese economy. We’re in a MAD destruction position with them, economically speaking.
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