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China intends to crush the trade war. Beijing has retaliated against Donald Trump's tariffs — and the response was far stronger than expected. (www.newstatesman.com)
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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The last thing the government in Beijing wants right now, given its fractious economy, is a full-blown trade war.

I was 95% sure that clicking the link would disprove its own premise. It goes to a 2023 article about the property development bubble 🥱

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

it's kind of funny how it flips between repeating the tropes and also acknowledging the fact that China isn't fucking around.