This is complete crap. There was no warning given. And isn't this illegal?
Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
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#322This is going to utterly fuck so many R&D projects at my company. We actually do large-scale manufacturing of industrial valves in the USA. But a lot of our prototyping involves working with Chinese suppliers and getting small batches of samples / prototypes / revisions sent in packages on airplanes. I literally do not know how the electrical and firmware engineers will do their jobs now if we cannot receive packages…
Can you ship via non-USPS couriers? FedEx, etc?
For $$$$$
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#323This is going to utterly fuck so many R&D projects at my company. We actually do large-scale manufacturing of industrial valves in the USA. But a lot of our prototyping involves working with Chinese suppliers and getting small batches of samples / prototypes / revisions sent in packages on airplanes. I literally do not know how the electrical and firmware engineers will do their jobs now if we cannot receive packages…
Only if "utterly fucked" somehow means you can still pay a bit more to DHL and get packages even faster than USPS. Your fast prototypes coming by air freight likely aren't routed through USPS at all unless it's the last leg of a consolidated shipment that's broken apart once it reaches the US. Those would be using some other carrier to get them from China to the US and then USPS only inside the US. USPS all the way f…
> Only if "utterly fucked" somehow means you can still pay a bit more to DHL and get packages even faster than USPS.
That probably will work for like a week, considering how fast and reckless the administration moves.
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#324Earlier quoted context omitted.
Chinese government only thinks in terms of months, not forever. Why do you think they overbuilt housing and crashed the economy? It's because the government officials want to quickly cash out and escape to other countries.
Building out more high-speed rail interconnections than any other part in the world is a well-known sign of a country that thinks short-term.
Building out mostly unused high-speed rail interconnections and being in debt is a well-known sign of a country that thinks short-term. the local government gets paid for building these useless rails out.
China Sees More Stations Shut Down as High-Speed Rail Debt Crisis Deepens https://english.pardafas.com/china-sees-more-stations-shut-d...
China’s High-Speed Rail Is Dead: Over 4,000 Ghostly Stations, Billions Spent, No Passengers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhclmurNUuw
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#325Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are so very wrong. Just one example around free market: China's private sector has lost ground as state sector has gained share among top corporations since 2021 https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/chinas-privat...
2021 is not recent for you?
I'm responding to "China seemed to be on a trajectory towards a free market and less repressive government"
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#326Unless I've missed a thread, no one seems to be saying what counts.
Changing duties, taxes, and rules is fine. It's how a society adjusts. Changing them instantly is literally the most anti-consumer, anti-business concept ever.
No 30 days? 90 days? Nope, block it all now! That's sheer stupid on a caliber almost unheard of. It sends a signal "Don't do business with the US, the rules change on a whim". Don't do business IN the US, the same!
Set up a company anywhere else, any other nation, else you'll wake up tomorrow and your entire business model is invalidated, without even a day to adjust.
This is how children behave. How over emotional, non-rational people behave.
Unfortunate.
I personally support this, but not immediately. Nutty.
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#327Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why would China not count as a developing country?
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3921082-house-unanimously... > “Their economy size is second only to that of the United States. [The] United States is treated as a developed country, so should PRC,” Kim said. “And is also treated as a high-income country in treaties and international organizations, so China should also be treated as a developed country.” And CCP also usually paints PRC superior to US in everything…
Which country is poorer: Luxembourg or Kenya? Luxembourg has a lower GDP, after all.
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#328Earlier quoted context omitted.
Chinese government only thinks in terms of months, not forever. Why do you think they overbuilt housing and crashed the economy? It's because the government officials want to quickly cash out and escape to other countries.
Building out more high-speed rail interconnections than any other part in the world is a well-known sign of a country that thinks short-term.
It’s short-termism but not the kind you first think of in the West.
Chinese local officials are expected to meet and exceed targets for GDP growth. Investment is GDP growth, so officials are incentivized to build lots of flashy projects to boost growth even if there isn’t a clear need for them.
The central government is so concerned with local government spending that has resulted that it has ordered 12 provinces to halt new projects: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-orders-indebted-lo...
Re: Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
#329I can confirm that Aliexpress doesn't allow me to checkout with a USA address and states that items can't be shipped to my region. -edit: Since this post it seems that I can order items again? Very odd.
It depends on the seller and shipment method. I just made a panic order of some stuff Choice and not-Choice and it went through.
Account says: 63 Shipped, 42 To Ship
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#330Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are nets on bridges and other places in the US, too. Also I don't think the suicide rate of those workers you are referring to is higher than the general population. There are simply lots of workers. For example, Foxconn has more than 1 million employees so it is normal that there would be some level of suicide within such a large population.
We have millions of people here, suicide rates are not that high, and no nets. So what is your argument exactly?
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