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[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Xantar

Then I guess the question is whether China needs us more than we need them. An embargo against China denies us everything from cheap underwear to Playstations. It would be a huge blow against our economy, and you just know that the EU would jump at the chance to fill in the void.

I wasn't just referring to the US performing an embargo, but the entirety of the world (meaning UN). We could not do this alone, because as you said, it would hurt us terribly. But an isolated China would have few options.

This is highly unlikely to ever happen, but if came down to it that would be an effective option.