Dazzling-Ad4701 t1_jdxdque wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:53 PM

Reply to comment by Slimfictiv in Kazakhstan tightens controls over trade with Russia by PjeterPannos

... yes? idk if you're implying it's a silly thought, or saying Kazakhstan's screwed. but either way, checking the map doesn't change my mind much about that factor.

https://hir.harvard.edu/chinas-kazakhstan-gambit/

Slimfictiv t1_jdxgb53 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:12 PM

I don't want me or the map to change your mind dude, it's just that they don't have much choice left do they? Unless you don't know how economy works, trading with a neighbor is much cheaper and reliable than trading soybeans by plane for example. And don't forget that China is still US biggest trading partner as we speak. We will probably be less reliant on China but won't happen overnight.