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Trump has the right strategy on Beijing. As a Chinese dissident, I’d know

12 points by robg 7y ago

president 7y ago
Finally, a non-partisan political article in the mainstream media. It seems the China issue is going to be the one thing that can actually unite Americans, much like after 9/11. For anybody wondering how bad the issue is, I would recommend watching this interview with a former CCP insider (now turned Chinese fugitive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwXifDaCjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwXifDaCjE.
- scohesc 7y ago
  Honestly, it's kind of refreshing to be able to read a headline article about Trump that isn't "Trump is god!" or "he's the physical embodiment of the antichrist!". I think the author is correct in assuming that the current Chinese government will do anything in it's power to advance itself - and it looks like they're trying to do what someone else was doing back in the 1930's and 40's with putting ethnic and religious minorities in "re-education" camps. China is just having an easier time with it because they're a larger country with hundreds of millions of people - meaning they don't have to take over countries near it to gather more people to rally to their cause.
mywittyname 7y ago
Given the President's actions and statements vis-a-vis horrible dictatorships around the world, I strongly doubt that any of his actions are intended to benefit persecuted minorities in China. If anything, that's probably one of the aspects of China he deeply admires and appreciates. I favor tougher treatment of China in trade talks and generally approve of how they are being dealt with. But let's not pretend the President or any of his administration would ever do anything out of a sense of altruism.
- _bxg1 7y ago
  Exactly. Trump and Xi are two of a kind, which is the only reason they're locking horns. It just so happens that he may be doing some incidental good in the process.
permatech 7y ago
The 'phone call with Taiwan' was set up by Bob Dole and other lobbyists. To this date the trade war has accomplished nothing and is only a tax on US consumers.
_bxg1 7y ago
> Trump appears to understand innately the hooliganism and brutality at the heart of the CCP He understands those things because he'd probably do the same thing given the opportunity. Treating most of the other (major) world leaders in 2019 as bad-faith actors makes for terrible foreign policy, but when it comes to China, it's exactly what's needed.

12 points by robg 7y ago

Finally, a non-partisan political article in the mainstream media. It seems the China issue is going to be the one thing that can actually unite Americans, much like after 9/11. For anybody wondering how bad the issue is, I would recommend watching this interview with a former CCP insider (now turned Chinese fugitive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwXifDaCjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwXifDaCjE.

scohesc 7y ago
Honestly, it's kind of refreshing to be able to read a headline article about Trump that isn't "Trump is god!" or "he's the physical embodiment of the antichrist!". I think the author is correct in assuming that the current Chinese government will do anything in it's power to advance itself - and it looks like they're trying to do what someone else was doing back in the 1930's and 40's with putting ethnic and religious minorities in "re-education" camps. China is just having an easier time with it because they're a larger country with hundreds of millions of people - meaning they don't have to take over countries near it to gather more people to rally to their cause.

mywittyname 7y ago

Given the President's actions and statements vis-a-vis horrible dictatorships around the world, I strongly doubt that any of his actions are intended to benefit persecuted minorities in China. If anything, that's probably one of the aspects of China he deeply admires and appreciates. I favor tougher treatment of China in trade talks and generally approve of how they are being dealt with. But let's not pretend the President or any of his administration would ever do anything out of a sense of altruism.

_bxg1 7y ago
Exactly. Trump and Xi are two of a kind, which is the only reason they're locking horns. It just so happens that he may be doing some incidental good in the process.

permatech 7y ago

The 'phone call with Taiwan' was set up by Bob Dole and other lobbyists. To this date the trade war has accomplished nothing and is only a tax on US consumers.

_bxg1 7y ago

> Trump appears to understand innately the hooliganism and brutality at the heart of the CCP He understands those things because he'd probably do the same thing given the opportunity. Treating most of the other (major) world leaders in 2019 as bad-faith actors makes for terrible foreign policy, but when it comes to China, it's exactly what's needed.