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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1/ Definitely give this a read. Goes to the heart of l'arrangement infernale that Facebook has struck with the BJP in India wsj.com/articles/in-in…
2/ This infernal bargain is that the BJP will help boost FB's userbase and engagement metrics in India, while FB turns a blind eye to the BJP's increasingly violent oppression of non-Hindu religious adherents to build a majoritarian Hindu coalition
3/ This infernal bargain also extends to the BJP's imposition of political controls on capital and tech inflows into the Indian market under Atmanirbhar, to force foreign companies to embrace its majoritarian politics and partner with favored domestic oligarchs
1/ Articles like this should tell planners that Taiwan's army might surrender en masse when the actual fighting comes defence-blog.com/news/army/taiw…
2/ Like, imagine you are Sergeant Drun in the ROCArF. "Sgt Drun hide your tank platoon in this parking garage. Do not move until ordered to"
3/ When T-day comes, you sit tight, while PLA choppers fly overhead and explosions happen all around you. Your comms are dead. You can't move because there's a 5km traffic jam both ways right outside the main exit of your parking garage.
1/ I think Chinese liberals will never be relevant to the majority of Chinese people
(as for whether that's a good thing or not, I'll leave that up to you) @timeswang
2/ Chinese 'liberals' believe (to varying levels) China should allow free speech, press, and religion, multiparty democracy, less military spending, and allowing some level of regional self-determination twitter.com/i/lists/132831…
3/ These issues do not resonate with the majority of Chinese people. If China had an election today, Chinese 'liberals' would lose in a landslide.
When will Chinese 'liberals' learn that no amount of caping for Western principles can override how their identity is perceived in the Western system?
h/t @OBukowsky