• Shortstack@reddthat.com
    201·
    2 days ago

    That doesn’t track anyway, the china helping trump get elected part.

    If china wanted trump then they are fucking stupid from their own standpoint. Orange man hates them and is slapping them with tariffs, and china’s biggest trade partner is us.

    Unless there’s some 5d chess explantation, I’m going with that doesn’t pass the sniff test.

    But there’s another prominent evil dictator who trump is besties with who absolutely does interfere in our elections that might deserve the accusation

    • CityPop
      32·
      2 days ago

      Trump destroying America and it alienating itself from its global allies and pushing its trade partners away with punitive tariffs will only drive them towards China.

      China wanted Trump because he is a destructive force and will only hurt America, they and everyone else in the world can weather the tariffs for a few years.

      • humanspiral@lemmy.ca
        21·
        2 days ago

        Could be true, but me wanting a sports team to win, doesn’t make me responsible for them winning. Trump had plenty of direct support, and none of it was CCP.

        China strategy meme: Do nothing. win.

        • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          15 hours ago

          TikTok was a state run operation with pretty direct promotion of Donald Trump and the GOP, and Tankies operating for the CCP’s benefit have been all over social media these days. That’s direct support. That’s a huge factor in their victory.

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldOP
      18·
      2 days ago

      TikTok, Xi Jinping, and online Tankie communities actively promoted Donald Trump. Trump weakening the USA and most importantly NATO is exactly what China desires, and Tariffs are paid for by US Citizens: not China. There was talk of Xi Jinping going to Trump’s Inauguration until the outdoor event was cancelled.

      It’s not 5D chess it’s fucking Checkers, mate.

      • Themadbeagle@lemm.ee
        51·
        2 days ago

        Just because tariffs are payed by the people of the importing country doesn’t mean they are not harmful to the exporter as well. I mean what do you think the natural consequence of tariffs are? As price goes up for the consumer they are going to reduce their buying of the product to the minimum amount they can get by with, which means less imports into the country imposing tariffs, which means less exports from the country who had tariffs imposed upon them. You forget that tariffs are bad for everyone involved. So no, it is not logical for China to back the Cheeto.