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As several analysts noted "Without a determined political action, within few decades China will be the leading global economic and political power. EU/US and ot

As several analysts noted "Without a determined political action, within few decades China will be the leading global economic and political power. EU/US and others must join muscles to stop the economic dominaton of China by econ-political means, before it's too late". Day by day, US think-thanks are joining Trump's economic war against China. For US, to build up allies, usual quick wins are Australia, Japan and adversarial countries surrounding China as well as UK and most of Europe and some of South America. Harder competition ahead between China and US will be in Africa, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Middle East, Asia.

2chen 8y ago
So..what the TPP was supposed to accomplish? At least before Trump's bumbling decision to withdraw to score rhetorical points with his base. Pretty sure think tanks are several moves ahead of Trump, if he even plans out his moves at all.
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- dabbledash 8y ago
  Think tanks... third graders... particularly well trained border collies. Doesn’t take a lot to get out in front.
cinquemb 8y ago
At least in Indonesia (where I've lived for about 3 years), there has been an anti-Chinese sentiment in the population for a long time (with covert and overert support from the US) it seems[0], and are much more militant about it at all levels (not afraid to routinely blow up Chinese fishing boats who feel enabled by Chinese claims from the islands it has created). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_Indonesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_Indo...
- diminish 8y ago
  Sentiments against neighbors are the most important part of the strategy. Nearly every country have negative sentiments towards their neighbors. The "gold mines" for strategic policies are religious and ethnic minorities within China. Yet the two main candidates have vast land yet small populations. So Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and any neighboring countries are better allies not to forget India.
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plaidfuji 8y ago
> and some of South America As I was reading this I thought, “and what happens when our neighbors to the south grow weary of our overbearing regional influence?”

2chen 8y ago

So..what the TPP was supposed to accomplish? At least before Trump's bumbling decision to withdraw to score rhetorical points with his base. Pretty sure think tanks are several moves ahead of Trump, if he even plans out his moves at all.

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dabbledash 8y ago
Think tanks... third graders... particularly well trained border collies. Doesn’t take a lot to get out in front.

cinquemb 8y ago

At least in Indonesia (where I've lived for about 3 years), there has been an anti-Chinese sentiment in the population for a long time (with covert and overert support from the US) it seems[0], and are much more militant about it at all levels (not afraid to routinely blow up Chinese fishing boats who feel enabled by Chinese claims from the islands it has created). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_Indonesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_Indo...

diminish 8y ago
Sentiments against neighbors are the most important part of the strategy. Nearly every country have negative sentiments towards their neighbors. The "gold mines" for strategic policies are religious and ethnic minorities within China. Yet the two main candidates have vast land yet small populations. So Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and any neighboring countries are better allies not to forget India.

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plaidfuji 8y ago

> and some of South America As I was reading this I thought, “and what happens when our neighbors to the south grow weary of our overbearing regional influence?”