• futatorius@lemm.ee
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    17 days ago

    China’s idea of free trade is unilateral: it’s them being free to export. They’re massively protectionist within China, mainly through non-tariff barriers such as arbitrary regulation.

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      17 days ago

      Can confirm!

      I work in an industry that has to sell devices in China, and the hoops our clients have to jump through just to submit for approval are numerous.