When the US-led West let China into the WTO, the plan was to permanently subordinate China, keeping it trapped making toys, t-shirts, & toasters.

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When the US-led West let China into the WTO, the plan was to permanently subordinate China, keeping it trapped making toys, t-shirts, & toasters. But China moved up the value chain and took on Western monopolies, which explains the return of protectionism

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2:37 AM · Oct 14, 2025

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