A Trove of Imported Console Games Vanish From Chinese Online Stores (techcrunch.com) 14
An anonymous reader shares a report: In the world's largest gaming market, China, console games play a relatively small part as their revenue has been meagre compared to mobile and PC games for years -- at least by the official numbers. There remains a community of hardcore console lovers, but they are finding it harder to get hold of devices and cartridges recently. A handful of grey market videogame console vendors on Taobao stopped selling and shipping this week, according to checks by TechCrunch and online posts by gamers.
China limits what games people are allowed to play (Score:1)
"Cultivating Internal Demands" (Score:2)
Nothing to see here, everything is happening according to the plan.
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Isolationist countries generally end up starting wars with everyone. Either Pooh bear hasn't read a history book or doesn't give AF.
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Ideally as many as you have time to read.
Re: What did I win? (Score:3)
Actually the only period that the US was isolationist (as in, we didn't want to get involved in the affairs of others) was the early 20th century and before. Two world wars later, Europe showed us that even if we mind our own business, they'll eventually come after us anyways. The US found it thenceforth necessary to intervene even when we really don't want to. The Marshall Plan was a profoundly huge favor to Europe, one which they'll never appreciate, nor would they ever return such a favor.
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also made sure that the British Pound was replaced by the US dollar as a world currency.
Plus all countries that received help now had debts in US dollars.
Not saying that the help wasn't needed, but it wasn't without benefits for the one giving as well.