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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There's nothing Chinese won't sell to you

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm take one Beijing, please.

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That'll be 4 trillion (4×10^12) USD, please

[–] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 9 points 3 days ago

What a bargain!

[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

unless they eventually don't need foreign currency anymore because their own country produces everything they could ever need or want

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nope. China is too big of a country to produce everything they need themselves.

Contrary to popular belief, what china imports the most is actually electronic components. Followed by fossil fuels.

Those two categories alone account for ~40% of all Chineese imports as of 2024.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

I'm sure the elites in China won't take your money because they have gambling, sports cars, and hookers at home /s