SAJ-99
Well-known member
Why? Because the have been insulted by the US for the last 3 years. How? Make sure everything they make is sent to somewhere other than the US first. China has zero problem sending PPE, masks, reagents for testing, actual tests, and anything else that is asked for to any European country, sometimes at a discount rate (if not free, but can't confirm). So your last question is the answer. China plays the long game. As you suspect, they are building trading relationships with the rest of the world. While we try to reduce our reliance on China, they are trying to reduce their reliance on us. Covid-19 is a good example of how this is happening, but people are too focused on case numbers and deaths to care. Never let a good crisis go to waste.I don’t disagree that China is one of the few countries that can afford to retaliate. Two good questions though would be why and how? Are you suggesting that China is going to be angered by 3M keeping masks in the US until we have enough? Shouldn’t that just open up other markets to China?