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> The Chinese state will never be satisfied being one powerful economic actor amongst others, all playing by the rules of a global market. They will never accep
by Roritharr 10y ago
> The Chinese state will never be satisfied being one powerful economic actor amongst others, all playing by the rules of a global market. They will never accept being checked by laws of trade or other country's interests, any more than they will tolerate being checked by democratic accountability or rule of law.
The same could be said about the US i guess. It's the EU that looks like a naive child on the World Stage...
- varjag 10y agoThere are very few practical problems for foreign companies to establish, operate, and sometimes dominate in the U.S. market.
- Roritharr 10y agoSure, but good luck trying to sue the USG for war crimes at the ICC in Den Haag.
- varjag 10y agoAs opposed to "naive child" of EU? Was anyone from the UK tried at the ICC for Iraq war? Anyone from Belgium held responsible for Congo yet? I mean, they have Hague real close, shouldn't be a problem..
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoThat seems, at best, orthogonal to the issue of foreign investment and business.
- ryuker16 10y agoLess than China but we still have tricks up out sleeves. Western firms love removing European money from their pockets.
- rahrahrah 10y ago> The same could be said about the US i guess. It's the EU that looks like a naive child on the World Stage... Sad but true. As a European I feel embarassed seeing that American, Russian, and Chinese leaders are all carefully protecting their practical interests whereas European leaders seem more concerned with pushing their idealogical dream.
- cgvgffyv 10y ago> World Stage Come again? Try switching off the news for a while. The world doesn't need an elite to run, the plebes run it just fine. There isn't a "World Stage".
- Roritharr 10y agoSo you say that the trade policies of nations and trade unions like the EU are not actions and positions that have to be viewed in their respective geopolitical climate?