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[–] jack@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

USAID had a $36B budget. China could absolutely deliver as much aid at a far lower cost due to both socialist efficiency and not spending most of the budget on imperialism. And China has a $1T trade surplus.

I think it's pretty much impossible for this to stretch the PRC too thin.

[–] PPBelisarius@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

It’s cheaper to cause problems than to solve them. That being said, I agree with despite that.