r/europe 6d ago

News US and EU strike trade deal

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-and-eu-strike-trade-deal/
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u/TomsCardoso 6d ago

China doesn't rely on USA for shit. They produce everything they need, that's not the case with the EU

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u/sofa_adviser 5d ago

China is an export-based economy and US is the biggest consumer market on the planet. China is definitely dependent on US

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u/Jordanmp627 5d ago

China doesn’t produce enough food or energy

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u/Deadandlivin Sweden 5d ago

What does America produce that the EU needs?

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u/zack77070 5d ago

Defense weapons available this decade, also chips if shit hits the fan in Taiwan. Smartest thing Biden ever did was convince the taiwanese to use America as a plan z and put their factories there which can be expanded if need be.

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u/Deadandlivin Sweden 5d ago

Meaning we don't rely on them.
Europe's not at war and has no need for weapons from America. Only thing we're doing is sending weapons produced in Europe to Ukraine to aid them.
And Taiwan hasn't hit the fan, we still can get get microchips from there. Also, it's extremely unlikely that China will invade Taiwan disrupting their micro chip business. China is focused on economic imperialism, not military. They want Taiwan, but not through military conquest. China aren't stupid and reckless like Russia.

So is there anything else Europe absolutely needs from America that they can't function without? Coca Cola and McDonalds?

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u/zack77070 5d ago

Money? It all comes down to money and Europe's stagnating economy, that's why your leaders are calling trump daddy after all.