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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, they export a lot, but this would only be to one country. The US is likely their biggest trade partner by a large margin, but they could still trade with 176 other countries.

It will hurt them but not cripple them. The US gets SO MANY things from China that it would cripple our country. Every computer chip outside of the TSMC fabs, every junk toy, half our clothing, tons of car parts, everything sold at Harbor Freight and Home Depot, cell phones, etc. They'll still be able to sell those to the rest of the world, but the US would have to switch up our entire global supply chain. It would take years to recover.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Yes, they export a lot, but this would only be to one country. The US is likely their biggest trade partner by a large margin, but they could still trade with 176 other countries.

You say that like they aren't already. Are those 176 other nations prepared to make up the slack that the US isn't buying?

It will hurt them but not cripple them.

This was, in fact, what I said. That it would hurt them. People seem to be reading some fan-fiction version of what I said that involves the US destroying China or something.