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China orders North Korean firms to close down within 120 days
Kumquat:
--- Quote from: PhantOS on September 28, 2017, 09:54:22 PM ---their main export is probably still coal / heavy metals which are extremely profitable. you can't like, be self-sufficient when your only exports are raw minerals and metals
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I dont think theyre allowed to trade a lot of the materials they have.
PhantOS:
--- Quote from: Kumquat on September 29, 2017, 01:25:36 AM ---I dont think theyre allowed to trade a lot of the materials they have.
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exactly. when you sanction them they are screwed by default. its like holing yourself up in a shack with a shotgun while an entire police force and swat army is waiting outside with assault rifles. no matter what happens, you're eventually going to starve to death or get shot, so your objectively best option is to give up
Bisjac:
sanctions are awesome. we did it to the japanese and they got the point and got their stuff together without incident.
The Murderous Cop:
--- Quote from: Bisjac on September 29, 2017, 07:03:13 AM ---sanctions are awesome. we did it to the japanese and they got the point and got their stuff together without incident.
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except for the part where pearl harbor happened (unless you're talking about something else ?)
Filipe:
Once China abandons NK they'll get forgeted, hopefully.