Senior US regime official from the nominally 'reformist' camp finally admits that the US views China's economic growth itself as a threat
For all you Chinese 'liberals' out there, it is time to disabuse yourself of the notion that the US or the West in general will ever be 'friendly' to China.

Here, they admit it: as long as China is growing, they will seek to constrain it.
This is why I believe China should move on Taiwan sooner than later: if the US is going to try and constrain China's development no matter what, the US will never negotiate in good faith. In that case, it's better to 'negotiate' from a position of strength.
Lastly, the US and the West are not opposed to the Chinese Communist Party or Xi Jinping. They are now opposed to China in general, and a prosperous China specifically. It's important to keep that in mind when they preach about anything to do with 'liberal values' in China

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