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Should we buy Chinese instead of European? (hexbear.net)
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There’s a popular community on Lemmy called BuyEuropean, but Europe’s voting record at the UN seems just as problematic as that of the US and Israel. This makes me question whether boycotting European products in favor of Chinese ones might be more ethical, even though there isn’t a dedicated community for that.

The best alternative I can think of is using AliExpress instead of Amazon. Does anyone know where to find alternatives to products made in China?

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[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Buddy, I promise you, you're already buying Chinese. There is almost no physical good on Earth that is not primarily produced in China. And you can't really buy Chinese services because they usually don't take customers outside of China.