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For me personally, there is a simple reason most China doves who claim to recognize the threat China poses lack credibility: they repeat nice cliches using vague generalities about mistakes made by China but they refuse to detail specifics and deal with factual problems. 1/n
Let me give you two examples. First, blocking PLA linked researchers, universities, and firms from accessing US technology in various ways should be low hanging fruit. You say you recognize the threat, this is clearly a national security issue, this is a military doing 2/n
Bad stuff. However, this simple obvious issue is met with cries of racism, closing off openness, universities and professors complaining about funding rather than the obvious threats. In short, the rebuttals are beyond absurd. If you acknowledge the threat propose reasonable 3/n
Solutions rather than having epic self interested, fact denying meltdowns. Second, Joe Biden's son is literally invested in Xinjiang concentration camps partnering with one if the biggest Chinese SOE banks. Rather than condemning this as a major problem in many levels, 4/n
I am treated to a long delusional list of excuses as to why this is totally different than Trump and it's not that big a deal if he invests in Xinjiang by people that supposedly recognize the problem but just want to take a different approach. Are you &$#@N serious? I coul 5/n
Give a ton more examples, but if you actually believe China is the threat you pay lip service to acknowledging, that means you have to behave significantly differently. That doesn't mean you have to like Trump but there are very few people i actually believe recognize 6/n
The threat China poses and simultaneously want to build a new foreign policy distinct from Trump while recognizing the trade offs and costs associated with challenging China. To most it is simply cover to do nothing with intellectual cover. Done.
