https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/business/china-gdp-q1.html
it is 2022, the libs say China will not recover from post COVID lull
it is 2021, the libs say China will not recover from harsh, extended COVID lockdowns
it is 2019, the libs say China will not recover from international backlash for cracking down on Hong Kong riots
it is 2018, the libs say China will not recover from international backlash over Adrian Zenz’s fever dream the Uyghur genocide and Trump’s trade war with China
it is 2016, the libs say China will not recover from an aging population and a lack of youth to replace them due to the one child policy and wasting money on an aerospace program
it is 2014, the libs say China will not recover from Xi’s crackdowns on corruption and corporate greed, military spending and renewed efforts to claim the South China Sea
it is 2010, the libs say China will not recover from wasting trillions into a national high speed rail system
Tfw China beats the capitalist countries at their own game (by “flooding the markets” with their goods)
Supply vs Demand stans when someone out of their control are the suppliers:
“They’re ruining Caviar/Diamonds/EVs/Microprocessors/etc”
“Free market is bad in this instance, trade protectionism now! Regulate regulate regulate regulate!”
L(Mao) fr
Lol they’re not gonna regulate shit. I wish the US did pull back production because I believe it would ignite the labor struggle again, but ultimately they’re just gonna complain and do nothing