The move comes a day after China ramped up restrictions on rare earths exports amid ongoing tensions with the U.S.
  • China on Friday announced that starting Oct. 14, it will start charging U.S. ships for docking at Chinese ports.
  • The move was a direct response to similar U.S. port fees on Chinese ships set to take effect the same day.
  • The U.S. only accounts for 0.1% of global shipbuilding, versus 53.3% for China, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    The US foreign relation policies are completely brainrotten to a degree that it feels masochistic. They keep hitting themselves over and over, and it makes less and less sense.

    • Ancalagon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      54·
      2 days ago

      Lol okay I hear you. But think like if you were a Russian asset just trying to do as much damage as possible and steal as much USD and convert it to a useful currency before you crash the dollar and cripple your enemy. Would that make it more clear?