Because it’s neither fair nor reciprocal.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
there are many things in this world which are neither fair nor reciprocal, what's the connection to the US-China trade war?
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman
It’s supposed to be about China not being fair or reciprocal.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
on trade, on tariffs, steel and soybeans, that shit. this is a whole other realm
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman @mr_scientism
is it fair or reciprocal that China claims Taiwan is part of China? is it fair and reciprocal that Americans owned slaves???
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman
Probably, but this isn’t about what’s actually fair or reciprocal, it’s about what people claim is about fairness or reciprocity. I’m saying they’re wrong and it’s about raw power.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
yes, export controls on militarily useful tech are absolutely about raw power. what's missing is the connection to the trade war.
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman
It’s an example of America doing whatever the fuck it wants to maintain its advantage. Trade war is supposedly premised on America being fair while China isn’t.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
yeah, America wants to maintain its military advantage. that's not something it's reasonable to ask them to give up
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Replying to @admittedlyhuman @mr_scientism
if you think free trade requires disarmament then trade wars are pretty much inevitable
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you can make everybody richer by negotiating trade by reference to trade instead of by who stole whose islands though
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