What do you think is the intention behind sanctions? Scott Bessent literally bragged about sanctions being the cause of economic hardship, it doesn't matter to the US government that sanctions literally kill people, because suffering is the point.
I understand the article topic is enforced sanctions on third parties. That however was not quite what I was getting at, as my question was about two parties, a buyer and a seller: an atheist entity and a religious entity. Also, I note you didn't answer my question about the source of your atheism quote.
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China’s Unprecedented Defiance of US Sanctions Triggers Showdown | Spyke
I'm surprised they hadn't done this sooner to be honest.
Same, it seems like they really thought that Americans would come to their senses at some point.
I cannot even read the first sentence on this site.
It's mildly fascinating that an officially atheist country is willing to make big purchases from a theocracy.
I don't find anything odd about a country minding its own business and making trade relations based on mutual benefit rather than ideology.
Really? Why is that any stranger than Christians trading with non-Christians, or republics trading with monarchies?
What is the source of your quote? Refusing to buy something from a seller is punishment of the seller?
What do you think is the intention behind sanctions? Scott Bessent literally bragged about sanctions being the cause of economic hardship, it doesn't matter to the US government that sanctions literally kill people, because suffering is the point.
I understand the article topic is enforced sanctions on third parties. That however was not quite what I was getting at, as my question was about two parties, a buyer and a seller: an atheist entity and a religious entity. Also, I note you didn't answer my question about the source of your atheism quote.