I didn't know Taiwan was in Europe
I didn't know Taiwan was in Europe
I wish too but for practical reasons. China issuing sanctions because of this would turn attention to what Iowa is doing. Which is important. The western narrative assumes a position of moral high ground, which in turn means turning heads to the fact that US still having some forms of slavery and child labor legal would be detrimental to Western credibility.How I wish China would ban products from Iowa for child labor slavery.
Europe demographics and environmental degradation is such that it cannot help much in trade balance or help against US power.
"I believe we can, and we must, carve out our own distinct European approach that also leaves space for us to cooperate with other partners, too," Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission — the executive arm of the EU — said during a speech Tuesday. She argued that the relationship with China "is too important for us not to define our own European strategy and principles."
Honestly, it'd probably be more worthwhile to prioritize Europe over Russia. You can't eat your cake and have it, and China would definitely stand to gain more with Europe, especially if they're pitting the EU states against each other like they are now.
NN49701705 is not the only one that have to eat their words.Taiwan Q1 export, greatest fall in 14 years:
Overall export down 97.75 billion USD, 19.2% decrease YoY
Of those the top 5 regions:
Mainland (including Hong Kong) 34.34 billion USD, 30.6% decrease YoY
ASEAN 16.7 billion USD, 16.5% decrease YoY
Japan 7.53 billion USD, 5% decrease YoY
US 15.6 billion USD, 16.6% decrease YoY
EU 9.96 billion USD, 1.6% decrease YoY
Meanwhile:
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horror lover feelingStop ignoring me! I matter! Tell me what you want from me! Position of strength!
This looks like something a Redditor wrote for their work at the DOJ using memes they found on GenZedong. Funny enough that it's a quarantined community now.And this is an actual report from US DoJ
Somebody is desperate for a promotion
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I recommend that the U.S. House of Representatives pass a bill. The bill's name is “Beijing needs to make its intentions clear”