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The last time China "engaged" the US in a conflict was Vietnam, I think? What do you mean by "engage"?
by free_rms 6y ago
The last time China "engaged" the US in a conflict was Vietnam, I think? What do you mean by "engage"?
- albntomat0 6y ago"Engage in a conflict" does not strictly mean a military conflict. The parent poster most likely means political and economic ones.
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- free_rms 6y agoBy that definition, we engage in conflicts with Canada over softwood lumber. It's.. not interesting. There are interesting things about our relationship with China, but the lowest-possible-definition for 'conflict' is not it.
- albntomat0 6y agoI mean, that's the definition. Like anything else, the seriousness is based on the context, aided by the writer's word choice.