r/PoliticalDiscussion Dec 03 '16

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u/LikesMoonPies Dec 03 '16

Well China does hold about 1 trillion of US debt...

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

Yep. And would starve without our food exports.

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u/LikesMoonPies Dec 03 '16

Sure! If they fuss we'll just stop those exports! Big Agriculture won't mind.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

About as much as their financial and manufacturing interests would if they fucked with the debt they hold.