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Vinlandien t1_iy8i7hf wrote

Reply to comment by AbjectAttrition in Canada unveils Indo-Pacific strategy to grow trade and counter China by KimCureAll

You're simply wrong.

Trade relations are built of mutual respect and an adherence to agreed upon rules for mutual peace and prosperity.

If one party if breaking the rules, stealing IP rights to make knock offs, underpaying their workers or using slave labor to outcompete, using banned chemicals or materials that can cause consumer to become sick or die, or any number of possible breech of the rules, then those trade relations are going to sour and conflict is much more likely to break out.

Which rules do you think benefit the US and its Allies in particular that don't benefit other nations? Not using Child slaves? Not making lead based toys? Not selling contaminated or diseased meat? Sanctioning countries that commit war crimes from the international market?

Do go on and explain the reasoning behind your statement, because the rules apply to all sides equally, and only seem to benefit those who cheat and break them.

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AbjectAttrition t1_iy8itu0 wrote

You've really lost the plot here, dude. If you're actually interested in knowing why China is overtaking the USA in trade, this infographic uses information from the IMF and gives some of the reasoning behind China's rise in the past few decades.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/biggest-trade-partner-of-each-country-1960-2020/

If you just want to keep trying to equate China making trade agreements in Africa and Latin America to literal war crimes being committed, feel free.

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