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[iewgnem]

China is powerful but China will not be able to take on the western world at once. If China decides to join open confrontation with the west like it was during the Cold War then just forget it, China will hang on for a bit but ultimately lose. Folks need to understand that as powerful as China has become the collective west is still immensely powerful and has a huge psychological grip on the world. China should continue doing what it's doing and should avoid open confrontation with the west. It should make the developing countries very dependent on it economically, keep playing down any Cold War (because there isn't any), all the while modernizing itself.

The west is closing itself off and building walls? China should open up and accept visitors (like it is currently doing). West is kicking students out, China should open its schools and make it attractive to study and provide a cheaper option for students from developing countries. China needs to increase consumption though, it needs to rebalance its economy and make its large market even more attractive, that will help reduce the appetite for war from the western countries.

Preparing to take on the entire western world together does not mean starting the conflict, but if you're not prepared and able they will start one against you as a whole, which China already experienced 150 years ago. Too many simple minded liberals fails to understand the only thing western mind understand is force.

 

[bebops]

China is powerful but China will not be able to take on the western world at once. If China decides to join open confrontation with the west like it was during the Cold War then just forget it, China will hang on for a bit but ultimately lose. Folks need to understand that as powerful as China has become the collective west is still immensely powerful and has a huge psychological grip on the world. China should continue doing what it's doing and should avoid open confrontation with the west. It should make the developing countries very dependent on it economically, keep playing down any Cold War (because there isn't any), all the while modernizing itself.

The west is closing itself off and building walls? China should open up and accept visitors (like it is currently doing). West is kicking students out, China should open its schools and make it attractive to study and provide a cheaper option for students from developing countries. China needs to increase consumption though, it needs to rebalance its economy and make its large market even more attractive, that will help reduce the appetite for war from the western countries.

China only cares about 1st and 2nd chain island and the pacific west. The only opponents in the pacific is a limited Philippine, US navy, limited Australia and Japan. I think China can take out all of them. Once Taiwan is captured, China has opened the gateway to the pacific west.

Philippine has no navy and all they can do is to launch missile provided by the US.

 

[doggydogdo]

Russia, China, and Iran are proving more and more to be toothless.

-Trump sends weapons to Taiwan, China goes like "We warn you. We will do this and this and that", and then they proceed to do absolutely nothing whatsoever.
-Trump strikes at Russia's nuclear triad, obliterating Tu-95s. Russia does absolutely nothing to demonstrate to the US that it's red lines are real.
-Trump strikes Iran and then promises a second strikes, and we know what Iran is going to do, a whole lot of nothing.

I think I have lost faith in the multipolar world. We are looking at multiple sides where one strikes anyone they want at will whenever, wherever, and however they want, while others watch like statues, then proceed to cry like bitches during UN events like "Waaaa waaaaa! We condemn this action and that action waaaaaaa!". Pathetic. Absolutely fucking pathetic.

China should start acting like a world power and stop letting the rest of the shit on it whenever it can. China is barely an actor in global geopolitics right now; they have no allies or even do anything. Turkey and the west have been funding Uyghur separatists and China just did nothing, they been blasting anti-China propaganda around the globe and China did nothing, they been attacking Palestine for years now and China did nothing, China doesn't do anti-terrorism around the globe which even much smaller countries do, hell China didn't even do anything to stop the civil war in Myanmar in China's own back yard. China should take responsibility as a great power and do more stuff to help the world, not as a hegemon but a rational power.

 

[Moonscape]

China should start acting like a world power and stop letting the rest of the shit on it whenever it can. China is barely an actor in global geopolitics right now; they have no allies or even do anything. Turkey and the west have been funding Uyghur separatists and China just did nothing, they been blasting anti-China propaganda around the globe and China did nothing, they been attacking Palestine for years now and China did nothing, China doesn't do anti-terrorism around the globe which even much smaller countries do, hell China didn't even do anything to stop the civil war in Myanmar in China's own back yard. China should take responsibility as a great power and do more stuff to help the world, not as a hegemon but a rational power.

What would any of that do to make the lives of the Chinese people better as a whole?

The responsibility of the Communist Party of China and the government of the People's Republic of China is to the people of China -- they are the ones who pay taxes and who put in sweat and effort that gives China the resources it has. Why should those precious resources go to outsiders who can't even help themselves? You control terrorism in your own borders by focusing on law and order and material conditions inside your borders, not by wasting money on foreign adventures thousands of kilometers away. That has worked extremely well.

Also, China gives plenty of aid and even more investment to the Global South. China just tends to stay out of the Middle East for good reason. China invests in places where Chinese investment is win-win. The Middle East tends to be lose-lose for everyone who tries, so China wisely doesn't try.

 

[Randomuser]

China should start acting like a world power and stop letting the rest of the shit on it whenever it can. China is barely an actor in global geopolitics right now; they have no allies or even do anything. Turkey and the west have been funding Uyghur separatists and China just did nothing, they been blasting anti-China propaganda around the globe and China did nothing, they been attacking Palestine for years now and China did nothing, China doesn't do anti-terrorism around the globe which even much smaller countries do, hell China didn't even do anything to stop the civil war in Myanmar in China's own back yard. China should take responsibility as a great power and do more stuff to help the world, not as a hegemon but a rational power.

I honestly find the EITM very overrated in terms of actual power. Why are they in Syria murdering innocent people instead of being brave fighters back home in Xinjiang? Coz they don't have the capability to do so. Hell they can't even operate well in central Asia which is full of tough guys. They aren't like Chechens. They don't have any super special powers that make them any different from other guys who join isis.

As for the genocide stuff, imagine wasting billions on a huge campaign only to lose it to a bunch of vloggers who went to Xinjiang. At this point it is just a sunk cost.

There needs to be retaliation for supporting separatist cause. But the key is not to overreact and find the best way that will make them feel pain even if takes longer.

 

[neutralobserver]

What would any of that do to make the lives of the Chinese people better as a whole?

The responsibility of the Communist Party of China and the government of the People's Republic of China is to the people of China -- they are the ones who pay taxes and who put in sweat and effort that gives China the resources it has. Why should those precious resources go to outsiders who can't even help themselves?

Also, China gives plenty of aid and even more investment to the Global South. China just tends to stay out of the Middle East for good reason. China invests in places where Chinese investment is win-win. The Middle East tends to be lose-lose for everyone who tries, so China wisely doesn't try.

China should avoid getting entangled in the Middle East and instead focus on its own region. It should not repeat the same mistakes the US made. Generations of Chinese people have worked tirelessly to build the country into what it is today, and as you mentioned, the Chinese government's primary responsibility is to improve the lives of its citizens. I also disagree with the member who claimed that China cannot stand up to the West. If the West ever chooses to confront China, the nation’s immense wealth and population of over a billion would certainly enable it to defend its sphere of influence and kick US/EU out of Asia (for good).

 

[Tomboy]

I also disagree with the member who claimed that China cannot stand up to the West. If the West ever chooses to confront China, the nation’s immense wealth and population of over a billion would certainly enable it to defend its sphere of influence and kick US/EU out of Asia (for good).

Without major reforms to increase domestic consumption, China's economy will remain a export centered economy and guess who is the biggest buyer of Chinese products. Wars aren't purely just about guns, ships and planes but more about economics. Either China increase domestic consumption or start finding rich allies that will economically support China in a war. Preferably both

 

[siegecrossbow]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1933381978138493065

Meanwhile they help shoot down the Shaheeds used in retaliation…

 

[delfer]

Meanwhile they help shoot down the Shaheeds used in retaliation…

Like the good little lapdog they are.

 

[StraightEdge]

There's a reason I think why China doesn't get too close to Iran (unlike Pakistan). Iran seems to be run by totally incompetent leadership, egoists with no desire to change even after being hammered and clobbered multiple times. if you keep repeating the same mistakes time and again, and yet expect a different result, I believe doing a brain checkup is necessary.
Whereas Pakistan, even though extremely poor, seems to have a decent military chain of command and punches above it's weight when it comes to military confrontations. This is why i suspect Chinese leadership doesn't mind openly supporting Pakistan.