Chinese Economics Thread
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I agree. When Trump started to look like he was going to invade Venezuela, I thought that China would get another 10 years. Sadly, with the coronavirus, I don't think that will happen. It looks like the US is now fully focused on China.
Doesn't sound like there is any tint of sincerity to really find out the real cause of the virus...conclusion is already formed before enquiry and the demands made dont even relate to the outbreak of the virus. Release US-backed agents that are funding destabilisation efforts in HK ?
If anything, they should investigate themselves - the entire US gov, from White House, to State Dept, Senators and Congress(both dem and rep) for failing to manage the outbreak properly. For rejecting scientific medical advices over politic at the onset of the outbreak. Most government can manage their outbreak better than US, yet somehow the failure of outbreaking mangement in US is the fault of China ?? How ignorant and arrogant can the politicians in US be ?
Last I check, the US found evidence of WMD in Iraq, leading to invasion with destructive effects on the Iraqis.
I hope this passes too. This will unite 100% of people in china (if they are already not already united) as well as a great proportion of the 50 million diaspora that are still "sitting on the fence" including those in North America. This is not different from how Jewish communities united around the world in the 20th century to put aside communal differences in the face of an existential threat. America has made clear it cannot tolerate the Chinese people nor its civilization, nor can it share this world. There will be a mass exodus of Chinese-Americans from the engineering, science, medical communities in the US as they face increased violence and persecution in the economic, political, and cultural spheres. The overseas diaspora won't necessarily return to China, many will settle in other countries in the west that aren't as hostile, but that will be enough.
In the titanic struggle of the 21st century, you don't need every Chinese person to love the CCP (I certainly don't), but its enough to know the US will do anything and everything in its power to prevent myself, my family, and my people from pursuing the prosperity and way of life we want and deserve. The Chinese people have gone through more struggle and upheaval in the past 50 years than most countries can imagine, and we will endure what we must in a long conflict with the US, whatever form and methods it takes.
I'm not sure about the "twice" bit. I think by the time of "Arab spring". China's economic size have grown to 4 times it was at 9 11. It was too difficult for US to do a Japan on China by then even if it can persuade others to join in. However, granted that the "Arab spring" is one piece of "good timing" for China.
But, you must realised that this event didn't happened by accident. Like Ukraine, It was instigated by US. Therefore, it wasn't down to luck. It was down to US foreign policy and the view of the time was. China can wait as they mis-calculated that China would still be contained. Especially (incorrectly) US could rely on its allies (That's all the West, Japan "Saudis, russia, india" and, of course, our friends down under). But as we can see now, things didn't turn out the way US had hoped. We can see this playing out from the Huawei fiasco to the Covid 19. And even Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Yes, but is the US in a position to achieve what they have done to the Soviet and Japan? I doubt it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they won't be able to inflict damage. I'm just saying it won't be the kind of damage inflicted on the two mentioned nations. Because any damage they inflict now will have a big cost to themself.
You can hear a lot of things from a lot of people. Doesnt mean thats its true.
Errrr. Yes that's true! But you never seen Wuhan, but does that mean is not ...... errrr. ..... true?
You statement remind me so much of this man when asked about racism. Enjoy!