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| | Note: When you read about how the Republic of Georgia (or anywhere else for that matter) "decriminalized" homosexuality a few years back, it is only because of the threat of US sanctions for "human rights violations", and not due to any "democratic" [[grassroots]] movement. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 22:58, July 9, 2023 (EDT) | | Note: When you read about how the Republic of Georgia (or anywhere else for that matter) "decriminalized" homosexuality a few years back, it is only because of the threat of US sanctions for "human rights violations", and not due to any "democratic" [[grassroots]] movement. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 22:58, July 9, 2023 (EDT) |
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| − | == "Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis supports revoking China's trade status" ==
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| − | De Santis has Common Sense. Sadly among some others, including former Presidents and Presidential Candidates, who just aren't tough enough on the Commie CCP in China, common sense is a most uncommon virtue these days. De Santis is shining the Light of Truth. China needs to needs to change and become democratic if it wants to retain these privileges, from which it has benefited; and the CCP has used it for Grave Evil.
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| − | The US Senate voted in 2000 to grant that status to China as it prepared to join the World Trade Organization. Any step to remove it would also need congressional approval. The status is a legal designation in the United States for free trade with a foreign nation"
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| − | https://www.firstpost.com/world/republican-presidential-hopeful-ron-desantis-supports-revoking-chinas-trade-status-12846222.html [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 09:02, July 10, 2023 (EDT)
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| − | :This is a very good and important development. However, it cannot stand alone in isolation. We need names and numbers of US Senators vocalizing the same thing before its ready for MPR. IOWs, follow up by you, the citizen journalist researcher. And the stance is fraught with risks, cause of the accusation of [[racism]]. So the public must be brought along and educated step-by-step of the significance and importance of this position.
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| − | :It likely would take a major precipitating event for the US Senate to cancel the status. We can't just toss off headlines like this without educating the public first of the stakes invovled.
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| − | :In the old days, Senators defined bipartisanship as being for motherhood and against sin. Headlines that state this or that position of a candidate tell us very little about anything. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 15:30, July 10, 2023 (EDT)
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| − | Yes, the people would need to be brought along; some executive action would be possible to kickstart it, but final Congressional approval would probably be needed; will read more about it in the coming days: "I favour doing that. I think we probably need Congress, but I would take executive action as appropriate to be able to move us in that direction," DeSantis said. "We are going to have a new commitment to hard power in the Indo-Pacific. At the end of the day, what China respects is strength," he added." https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/us-republican-candidate-florida-governor-ron-desantis-revoking-china-trade-status-2024-president-election-2404360-2023-07-10 [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 16:45, July 10, 2023 (EDT)
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| − | :You start here: [[Most_favored_nation#China]].
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| − | :There's more here and elsewhere in the same article: [[MAGAnomics#Free_trade_as_a_Cold_War_weapon]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 16:55, July 10, 2023 (EDT)
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