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In the upheaval of President Donald Trump’s blanket tariffs, China is seeking common cause with jilted partners of the United States as it tries to extend its influence and take center stage in a new trade order — rebuilt without Washington.

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It was always a given that China would eventually dethrone US as a global super power. I never expected US to basically hand it over to them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

It will go down as the most unforced error in history

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Surely the world will be a better place if we take the US' boot off the neck of the human race and place a Chinese boot there!

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The boots are both made in China anyway. Might as well cut out the middle man!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

China is all about efficiency.

Their dissenting citizen to organ farm pipeline can't be beat!

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They would be dumb if they didn’t do that. Did anyone expect something else?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago

Apparently one or two people did, yes.:-|

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

How do i explain this to my kids and grand kids. What a mess

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Explain it in Chinese, so they're prepared for the future

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Firefly entered the chat.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Sorry kids, but people are stupid."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Hey! Dont forget racist, dishonest, and selfish.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I cut all the hard parts of that out and had my nuts snipped

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Get involved and be part of the movement against it, so you can tell them you actively tried to fight it and didn't just sit idly by.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

And we, Canada, should be bonding with China, the EU and many others.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Yes. But carefully. And with eyes wide open.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This was China's plan for world domination.

It's crazy that a Russian asset US president can convince America's #1 ally of all time to support a dictatorship.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

i mean they essentially put an economic gun to our heads and forced it