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by arodyginc 1782 days ago
Clearly China wants to use other markets but tries to avoid becoming a market be it education or social platforms. Very clever strategy I'd say
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It's called mercantilism, and is a well-worn strategy. The US used it against the UK, who had used it against the Dutch before them, and the Germans had also used it against the UK.