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CharlestonSC

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It’s not unusual for Don to be up the street and around the corner from a


Decent point — like with China. But his execution constantly sucks: starting with pulling out of the TPP, antagonizing our European allies, etc ... A pivot away from China is entirely reasonable ... when it comes to IP theft, lying about Coronavirus, human rights abuses, etc ... I think it’s an easy case to want to be less dependent on them. But in order to do that you need Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico, etc on board. And if you want to isolate China from both directions, you need Europe on board. We have none of the above and are forced to bear the consequences of a bilateral trade war - now in the middle of a pandemic.

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Posted: 08/13/2020 at 09:13AM



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