"Why isn't my empire self-sufficient!?" is the neoliberal self-own of the century. I'm practically rooting for China at this point.
blueprint•1h ago
You mean the country which disappears its own citizens for expressing doubt at their "leadership"?
bigyabai•51m ago
Both the US and China does that kind of wetwork. Forgotten about the 1953 coup so soon? Abu Ghraib doesn't ring any bells?
What you're describing is a political deficiency and not an economic one. China is better at free market economics than America, which should be a wake-up call.
Supermancho•1h ago
I don't think it's scandalous in the least. It's strategic to leverage other countries (which have to pollute and deplete their own stores) while retaining your own as a long-term plan.
ie When you're out of people to pay to dig out valuables from their mines, THEN you start panning your own rivers and eventually dig out your own land.
Is this the time to start using up using the public lands' resources? I am not convinced it is.
kipchak•44m ago
I think he's referring to something like the strategic petroleum reserve, where you pile a bunch of resources including those from other people's mines in a stockpile in case of supply issues.
bigyabai•2h ago
blueprint•1h ago
bigyabai•51m ago
What you're describing is a political deficiency and not an economic one. China is better at free market economics than America, which should be a wake-up call.