vutuvi@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 2 years agoNew Zealand signs free trade deal with European Union after years of negotiationswww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
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minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoThis is great news, it should hopefully mean we can stand up to China with less concern for the damage they could do via sanctions.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoI don’t know why you think this is an either or situation. We will continue to trade with both and all countries that want to buy our stuff including disgusting ones like Saudi Arabia, Israel etc.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI didn’t say it was an either or situation, that happened entirely in your head. China have a long history of coercing countries via trade restrictions, most notably in Australia recently.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoWhat do you mean by coercing via trade restrictions? Can you give an example?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia–China_trade_war Not hard to find for yourself, but there you go.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 years agoWait. Are you saying imposing sanctions is evil? That we should not trade with any nation that imposes sanctions?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’m genuinely interested in how you reached that conclusion.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·2 years agothe link you sent me about how evil china is said they imposed sanctions so obviously you think any nation which imposes sanctions is evil and we should stop trading with them.
This is great news, it should hopefully mean we can stand up to China with less concern for the damage they could do via sanctions.
I don’t know why you think this is an either or situation.
We will continue to trade with both and all countries that want to buy our stuff including disgusting ones like Saudi Arabia, Israel etc.
I didn’t say it was an either or situation, that happened entirely in your head.
China have a long history of coercing countries via trade restrictions, most notably in Australia recently.
What do you mean by coercing via trade restrictions? Can you give an example?
Not hard to find for yourself, but there you go.
Wait.
Are you saying imposing sanctions is evil? That we should not trade with any nation that imposes sanctions?
I’m genuinely interested in how you reached that conclusion.
the link you sent me about how evil china is said they imposed sanctions so obviously you think any nation which imposes sanctions is evil and we should stop trading with them.
Fascinating.