Comment on Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars

nutsack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s not on, it really isn’t, the Chinese shouldn’t be allowed to engage in the free market. They’re supposed to be the enemy.

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  • penquin@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I get your sarcasm, but Chinese products are life savers in 3rd world countries like mine. My brother bought a Chinese pickup truck for $3500 brand new. American trucks are at least 10 times that. People there work a whole month for $500 - $900. No one can and will never afford that shit. Same goes for other products like cellphones, computers… Etc. an iPhone there costs $1200 - $1400 and a Chinese one costs $300 max and it does the job no problem. People in those countries love China.

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    • CeeBee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Which countries?

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      • penquin@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        3rd world countries. Or do you want specific names?

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  • Ardiente@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I know someone is going to read that and not get the implied /s

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    • nutsack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I don’t care about them

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I don’t know, I feel like it works on both levels really. There are actual people that think like that and it’s insane. The US trade war doesn’t really help

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      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It depends on how it’s done. If the Chinese government is directly subsidizing the cheap cars then it’s a problem.

        Kind of like the US subsidizing farmers and then dumping the cheap corn on other countries such that their local farmers go out of business.

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• BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not…

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