• a9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Much like the US, they can simultaneously have an economy that SHOULD collapse, but also be so ingrained in global trade that nobody is actually willing to call them to the carpet.

    If China were Greece, they’d probably have gone bankrupt multiple times already.

    • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml
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      13 days ago

      What exactly does “should” mean in this context? Either it does it it doesn’t, and saying it “should” just sounds like saying reality is wrong for not conforming to your economic theory.