Editor's note: The recent moves by the US administration against Chinese tech companies, including Huawei, TikTok and WeChat, on the pretext of "national security", raised the possibility that the US is trying to force Chinese companies out of the US market to achieve a decoupling with China. But is it possible for the US to decouple from China? Readers share their opinions.
CrawlingSnail
The cooperation between China and the US is mutually beneficial, rather than what Trump always claims that China is taking advantage of the US and stealing US jobs. China has supplied high quality and cheap products to the US, driving down the US inflation rate effectively, and more importantly, supporting the high living standard for average American. Once the US decouples from China, all those good things will go with ash and wind.
Daniel
Eventually money talks. China has the world's leading manufacturing capabilities, relatively complete supply chains and huge consumer market that the US economy depends on. Even if the US government decides to boycott China entirely, the US businessmen will not decouple from China easily. Making money is their priority and they will continue to do business with China despite the clamor of politicians. So it isn't likely to work.
Mark
Decoupling? Not for at least a decade. China constitutes more than 25 percent of global industrial production. No other country has the capacity to replace China's role in the supply chain. With its billion-plus population, huge domestic market and impressive infrastructure, China would go unscathed. Decoupling will hurt the US economy more. If decoupling takes place, the pain will be too much to bear.
Smith
The US administration is overestimating its strength. Many countries don't see it as in their interest to follow the US into a full decoupling. Take the UK as an example – the UK is facing the unemployment crisis thanks to the coronavirus epidemic. With the epidemic far from over, decoupling from China will come with tremendous consequences. The UK need not follow in the US' footsteps and will have to chart a course based on its own interests.
Colin
The world needs the US and China to set aside their differences and work together to tackle issues of global concern such as climate change, economic growth. The US global leadership is declining and the world is entering a multipolar era. There shouldn't be one super power but multiple cooperative states.
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