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Schrödinger’s China (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

What exactly does “should” mean in this context?

I think the implication is that it's essentially being prevented from collapse because it's so ingrained in international trade that if it were to collapse it would hurt you and your allies too much, so you don't allow it to collapse when it otherwise might.

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