.@NPR still hopes that engagement with #China will soften Beijing in the future. It's not paying attention to the #CCP's uncooperative drive for advantage in nearly all of its global interactions. @emilyzfeng @amy_23_cheng npr.org/2020/05/11/852…
NPR authors: "While assigning blame might score points with populist elements in both China and the U.S., it comes at a cost for an important geopolitical relationship." Yet, not assigning blame risks a repeat by the CCP.
"Instead of collaborating on a global health crisis, the two countries are now even further apart, according to U.S.-China relations experts." Yet, it is our overdone collaboration with China that has led to China's outsized influence with US elites and thus our weak defenses.
From the US, the authors only quote pro-engagement doves. @LizEconomy of @CFR_org and @SusanShirk1 @21CenturyChina. Both orgs (and NPR) have US corporate support. Many big US corporations want engagement because through continue engagement they continue to profit in China.
Additionally, @21CenturyChina gets funding from China-linked companies (e.g., ZTE's US subsidiary, and China Everbright in Hong Kong).
