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14. I loathe President Xi

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 29, 2024, 10:40 AM

Jan 2024

and look forward to American companies getting out of China ASAP, but, with the degree of central control the CCP has over that economy, I don't see a depression is on the cards this year, nor do I see it as desirable in an election year when President Biden has a good news story to tell.

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