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Huawei Is Now Reportedly Selling Beef Products That It Received As Sanctions-Evading Payment For Argentina's 5G Equipment (wccftech.com)
submitted 5 months ago by PostaL@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16879091

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[-] simple@lemm.ee 125 points 5 months ago

This is literally a civilization trade offer

"I offer: 2 meat. You give me: space-age technology I don't know yet."

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 months ago

Just don't try to add a fucking embassy to the deal. Never happening

[-] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 17 points 5 months ago

You have insulted me and my people with this offer 😡 (unless you add 3 gold/turn)

[-] Glowstick@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago

Ok that's kinda hilarious

[-] 1luv8008135@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago

Bartering is back on the menu bois

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago

Meh, 3/10 sanctions avoidance payment

Doesn't even come close to the 15/10 Russia war fleet to Pepsi "payment"

[-] confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Are you referencing something or is this satire?

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[-] confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Not what I expected. You're a rockstar for sharing!

[-] Glowstick@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

In the 90s Pepsi had a contest with prizes and as a joke they advertised that they were gonna give a winner a real jet fighter

[-] Havald@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

That's a different story. This one is about that time Russia/USSR paid pepsi with old military equipment to get around sanctions. I think they couldn't actually receive it because they're not allowed to have that but it's a funny story regardless. I think someone already posted the link

[-] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

It was old equipment, so pretty much just scrap value.

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Gross 🤢🤢🤢

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Why is it gross?

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 18 points 5 months ago

Why is it gross?

I guess because beef spoils easily, and many of us don't find the bribe givers and takers in our lives to be the most conscientious people we know.

There's a good chance it's fine for everyone involved, but also a good chance that it's not.

[-] Lexam@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

It will all be flash frozen and shipped to China.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Yay corrupt beef

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Similar to when yugoslavia bought some jets or something from the US and paid using hams and tools

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