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I mean, North Dakota uses dollars since it’s a US state, Russia is just getting ready for the same once it’s a Chinese vassal state.
when you definitely understand how bilateral trade works
I sold you a sandwich. You are now my servant.
I also love how the amount of projection implicit in the comment. Like it's exactly how the US treats countries that are reliant on trade with it.
Vassalage is when strategic partnership rooted in complimentary economic fundamentals
Stop projecting Yankee. China has more than twice the number of people than the entirety of NATO combined. It is not looking for more people to manage
Russia just showed the world that even a husk of the former USSR can outproduce Europe. EU never stood a chance