• bitchkat@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    They are often done to ensure local production of critical infrastructure or to compensate foreign markets from subsidizing their exports

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      6 days ago

      I get the premise, it just seems silly. If a foreign company wants to give you steeply-discounted stuff, it seems like you ought to take the cheap stuff and enjoy it rather than worry about being unable to sell the same stuff as cheaply.