▲ 41 ▼ CSIS now says that China’s control over gallium is a national security threat for US (features.csis.org) submitted 3 years ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2274036 Plays stupid games, win stupid prizes as the saying goes.
[–] Marxine@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 years ago (1 child) Common PRC W permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's kind of hilarious how US has been trying to find all kinds of ways to screw China over economically, and China just flexes by restricting a couple of items surgically causing panic in US. It's such an elegant way to let Americans know that China can fuck over their whole economy overnight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Magos_Galactose@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sometimes China didn't even need to do anything. Toilet paper, for example. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 7 points 3 years ago Indeed, US is already a house of cards, so not exactly in the best position to fight an economic war with China of all places. permalink fedilink source parent [–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 years ago Bidet sovereignty. Don't go to economic war unless you can be sure your people can still clean their bottoms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 27 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's kind of hilarious how US has been trying to find all kinds of ways to screw China over economically, and China just flexes by restricting a couple of items surgically causing panic in US. It's such an elegant way to let Americans know that China can fuck over their whole economy overnight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Magos_Galactose@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sometimes China didn't even need to do anything. Toilet paper, for example. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 7 points 3 years ago Indeed, US is already a house of cards, so not exactly in the best position to fight an economic war with China of all places. permalink fedilink source parent [–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 years ago Bidet sovereignty. Don't go to economic war unless you can be sure your people can still clean their bottoms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Magos_Galactose@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) Sometimes China didn't even need to do anything. Toilet paper, for example. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 7 points 3 years ago Indeed, US is already a house of cards, so not exactly in the best position to fight an economic war with China of all places. permalink fedilink source parent [–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 years ago Bidet sovereignty. Don't go to economic war unless you can be sure your people can still clean their bottoms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 7 points 3 years ago Indeed, US is already a house of cards, so not exactly in the best position to fight an economic war with China of all places. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 years ago Bidet sovereignty. Don't go to economic war unless you can be sure your people can still clean their bottoms. permalink fedilink source parent