If the US won't trade with Cuba because they're communist then why is most of our stuff Made In China???

Question

Hypocrites.

Answer 1

During the Cold War, we were up against the Soviet Union and their allies. Under Fidel Castro, Cuba was a staunch ally with the Soviets and Cuba's proximity to the United States made it a strategic ally, as well. The Cuban missile crisis almost brought about a nuclear war in the 1960s, but the Soviets withdrew their missiles. Our government has held a grudge ever since and Cuba remains a Cold War Relic.

During the Cold War, China had a falling out with the Soviets during over communist ideological differences, and the United States exploited that situation, culminating with President Richard Nixon establishing stronger diplomatic ties to China in the early 1970s by visiting President Mao Zedong. The Soviets were a much more serious threat.

China will eventually be a more technological advanced military force to be reckoned with, but China will not have to resort to such measures. The U.S. economy is becoming more and more dependent on China's cheap labor and the amount of goods manufactured in China has and will continue to increase. Should China ever have a serious problem with the United States, they will simply stop shipping goods to us and many U.S. companies will lose their investment in the Chinese manufacturing infrastructure. The prospect of this is much more daunting than a grudge against Castro's Cuba. In fact, both Cuba and the United States could benefit from trade and tourism. You are right; it is very hypocritical.

Answer 2

Good question; about 90% of all consumet goods used in the US are made in either China, Taiwan or Hong Kong and yet, we can't trade with Cuba because of a trade embargo that was imposed on the island since the late 50s.

I hope that with Fidel's possible demise (he has outlasted 8 US Presidents) and with his brother taking power; this might be the oportunity for the US to finally lift the embargo and perhaps finally letting the outside world trade for Cuba and perhaps, Cuba can finally get out of the limbo it has been for 50 years.

And I agree, the US position on Cuba is simply Hypocritical, considering that we give China favorable trade status and we deal with them.

Answer 3

Not really. In 1962, the U.S. spotted Soviet Nuclear missiles off of Cuba, not too far from Florida and putting nuclear weapons in range of Washington D.C. As the U.S and Russian then put an a theater of diplomatic exchanges and fears. It all placed the entire world to the brink of nuclear annihilation.
So, basically, we have a personal grudge with Cuba, at that time, the U.S. thought that Cuba under Castro was cool with us to the point of annexation and statehood. Then Cuba turned to the Soviets and we really got agitated and then with the Cuba Missile Crisis didn't melt the ice between us. All the way to present time.
Anyways, it was much later that we and China started to interact economically, only around the fall of the Soviet Union and the fear of communism. China took a different stand in economics and made a bit more lenient free market to survive the changing post-Cold War world, without the help of their former Soviets. Though still a totalitarian government.

Answer 4

China is "communist" in call purely. It keeps the worst component of the former u.s.: a repressive totalitarian state witn no civil liberties. China as an entire has benefited from the masses of factories opened on behalf of in general U.S. companies. the staff in the factories, on the different hand, make pennies an hour, paintings long hours without rights and many times stay in small quarters in detention center like dorms. Cuba does not take part in Capitalist exploitation. it particularly is why the U.S. has had financial sanctions against Cuba for fairly much 50 years-against international opinion. in certainty for sixteen consecutive years the United international locations has condemned the U.S. sanctions on Cuba; in 2007 the vote replaced into 184-4.

Answer 5

The USA government have ruined millions of Cuban lives in Cuba by imposing sanctions against the country. Fidel surely did not suffer as much as just average Cuban people did. So what were the fanctions for? Probably the more sanctions America imposes ion other countries the more richer American ppl is getting?

Answer 6

The truth is neither are really communist according to Marx, but the reason is that America can benefit from China but Cuba has nothing to offer but cigars, and yes it is hypocrisy.

Answer 7

Not entirely true. We won't trade with Cuba because Cubans kicked us out of their country. We Americans are sore losers!

Answer 8

Because the dishonest politicians want to please the Cuban Americans to get their votes
Against the American interest for not trading
with Cuba and don't forget about Vietnam

Answer 9

Most of our things are made in China, because the labor there is cheap.

Answer 10

Too bad there isn't a "Best Question" category, because this question would win a nomination.

Great point on political hypocrisy! (And I am a conservative, but the truth is the truth)

Regards....