• halcyoncmdr@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    On the other hand China is spending trillions on building infrastructure in dozens of other countries across the planet.

    And not unilaterally ending trade agreements for either no reason, or because they had their feelings hurt.

    • Yondoza@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      China soaked up all the soft power the US had with programs like USAID. This administration has done reputational damage that took about a century to build, and will likely take as long to rebuild.