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0pimo t1_j5wg4tv wrote

Reply to comment by LostHisDog in US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing by Sweaty_Maybe1076

I imagine that the CCP is doing it intentionally and this is part of the reason why.

Assuming the CCP is our friend is dumb.

The only solution is to tell them to stop, or we stop exporting energy and food to them and they can starve.

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Propagation931 t1_j5xcuz5 wrote

>or we stop exporting energy and food to them and they can starve.

Couldnt they just import energy nd food from somewhere else? Not to mention the pushback from the respective food nd energy sectors which would hurt politically (since the trade deficit with China likely went up cus u killed exports) esp with 2024 elections so close.

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Sweaty_Maybe1076 OP t1_j61j58w wrote

No. The US is the largest producer of food in the world

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Propagation931 t1_j61jc9x wrote

>No. The US is the largest producer of food in the world

US is third behind India and China in terms of production. US is top in terms of exports, but its not like those all go to China which is geographically pretty far.

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Sweaty_Maybe1076 OP t1_j61q5we wrote

Do you know why the entire food chain is disrupted right now? Ukraine. And they do not hold a candle to the US exports.

If the US were to cease food production (exports), the entire comforts you know will cease to exist, regardless of the country you live in

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Propagation931 t1_j61yy5y wrote

>If the US were to cease food production (exports),

Presumably, the US wouldnt cease exports to all countries if its beef was with China and drugs. In fact, doing so would greatly strengthen China on the diplomatic stage since the US just pissed off almost every1 due to. The Hardest hit would be the pooerer countries like in Africa and Latin America which are also the countries China is trying to woo.

>entire food chain is disrupted

Not to mention the huge domestic issues from basically wrecking a huge portion of its export industry and all the jobs and families it would affect. The current opposition (Republicans) would pounce on this claiming the Dems basically destroyed tons of Jobs, starved a ton of poor countries, and raised the Trade Deficit. The Dems could basically kiss 2024 and likely 2026 good bye.

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