vutuvi@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand · 1 year agoNew Zealand signs free trade deal with European Union after years of negotiationswww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand signs free trade deal with European Union after years of negotiationswww.rnz.co.nzvutuvi@lemmy.world to Aotearoa / New Zealand · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareIlovethebomblinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year 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-squareBalpeenHammerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year 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-squareIlovethebomblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-squareBalpeenHammerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoWhat do you mean by coercing via trade restrictions? Can you give an example?
minus-squareIlovethebomblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia–China_trade_war Not hard to find for yourself, but there you go.
minus-squareBalpeenHammerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoWait. Are you saying imposing sanctions is evil? That we should not trade with any nation that imposes sanctions?
minus-squareIlovethebomblinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m genuinely interested in how you reached that conclusion.
minus-squareBalpeenHammerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year 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.