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1. noir_lord · 1789555669 · focus · HN ↗

   Good, if the middle power democracies don't align/work together they are going to get torn apart in the struggle between the US and China.

   1. krona · 1789556716 · focus · HN ↗

      70% of Canadian exports are to the US. 6% to the EU. Why would e.g. Poland want to enter a trade war with the US on Canada's behalf?

      1. ajuc · 1789557927 · focus · HN ↗

         Polish export to US is about 3% of its total export and import - about 5% of Poland's total import. Not much to lose, honestly. We trade more with Czech Republic.

         Polish export to EU is 74% of its total export and import is about 60% of its total import.

         Economically - whatever's good for EU is good for Poland and US barely matters.

         1. graemep · 1789559246 · focus · HN ↗

            What about the importance of that trade. The US exports a lot of critical things that cannot be supplied from elsewhere. Everyone is heavily reliant on American technology.

            1. data-ottawa · 1789560823 · focus · HN ↗

               So the implication is continue doing that?

               I’ve always been told don’t let perfect be the enemy of good, and the journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step.

               The lesson here is that you can’t rely on the US anymore. Not for military protection, not for defence procurement, and not for trade or supply chain. That legacy has ended entirely by choice of the United States.

               The problem has moved beyond monetary trade value and into existential risk.

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