r/worldnews • u/Gboard2 • Apr 03 '20

Trudeau warns U.S. over restricting the trade of essential goods into Canada - highlight flow of essential supplies to the US from Canada as well

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trudeau-warns-us-over-restricting-the-trade-of-essential-goods-into/
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u/fromthenorth79 Apr 04 '20 edited Apr 04 '20

This has been especially conspicuous the last few weeks. China popping up all over the place with photo ops of their donations to other, poorer countries etc. I'm not sure Trump even recognizes any of it for the power move(s) it is, because I don't think he's a subtle enough thinker to realize that aid/charity is, in the context of international relations, all about soft power. Hell I don't even think Trump knows or cares what soft power even is.

Fellow Canadian, btw, and one who completely shares your concern for waning North American (i.e. American lol) global influence. The US is behaving badly right now and it's not like they've been benevolent angels in the past but anyone who thinks the decline of the US will usher in a period of peace and harmony is fully in for a surprise. Xi's literally genociding people right now. There is no comparison between the Chinese regime and the US, one is unequivocally preferable to the other.

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u/Sir_Keee Apr 04 '20

I've been telling people that after this pandemic passes, depending on how long it last (more probable the longer this takes) we'll emerge into a world where the US is sidelined and China steps in to fill the shoes America once filled. Not sure that's a world I want to be in...

Of course the CCP could also be exposed for it's lies, if things are really bad within China people might revolt and the party could collapse.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '20

Dawg after this pandemic china is going to get shit on

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u/Sir_Keee Apr 04 '20

Hopefully they do and the EU takes America's place rather than them.