[throwaway123989]

> China has taken all the benefits

I thought Trumpism is not welcome here?

> Globalization will live on, but only for countries who align themselves with the west.

So globalization is just westernization?

[philwelch]

> So globalization is just westernization?

Yes, except “the west” these days includes Japan and South Korea.

[midoridensha]

Plus Taiwan. Taiwan's economy is critically important to the west (or "the west") these days.

[BobbyJo]

> I thought Trumpism is not welcome here?

China having an export surplus precedes Trump's presidency by a few decades.

> globalization is just westernization?

I think the idea is that countries need similar regulations to complete fairly in a shared market. I.E. The US can really only trade with other western countries if they want to avoid a lot of the present pitfalls with global trade.

[throwaway0x7E6]

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