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It's pretty clear that globally China has taken a "divide and conquer" approach to countries generally. After China reneged on it's Hong Kong agreement it beca
by sunstone 6y ago
It's pretty clear that globally China has taken a "divide and conquer" approach to countries generally. After China reneged on it's Hong Kong agreement it became starkly clear that China is not interested in the "rule of law" either within China or without.
At this point it's clear that the world will divide into two camps, those aligned with China and those aligned with the rule of law. Now it's just the Cold War all over again. Companies of each sphere operating on the other sphere can expect to withdraw over the next several years.
- murgindrag 6y agoUS hasn't been ideal on rule-of-law either.... But the path you're describing is likely, and concerning. If we end up with a China sphere of influence and a US sphere of influence, that won't be great for anyone, except the ruling parties.
- zalkota 6y agoWould a single Chinese global influence be better?
- nine_zeros 6y agoBetter than a single US global influence? Maybe? Maybe not. US global influence hasn't been too great if you've been keeping tabs.
- aeternum 6y agoWe have actually and by almost all metrics things have trended in the right direction. See the charts here: https://sdg-tracker.org/ https://sdg-tracker.org/
- murgindrag 6y agoI think if we have a US sphere of influence and a Chinese sphere of influence, within a few decades, that's where we'll end up.
- kakd 6y agoCan you explain how "rule of law" worked when USA invaded Iraq and Libya? Perhaps you have missed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant)#Admission_of_fabrication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curveball_(informant)#Admissio...?
- zalkota 6y agoDid you forget China invaded Hong Kong last month? The current US administration doesn’t represent with the one from the 80s or 90s.
- zalkota 6y ago“Remember when France has a king?” That’s the equivalent of what you are saying.
- Jasper_ 6y agoJust last year the US government decided the leader of another country should "be brought to justice", saying he's a drug trafficker after two failed US-linked attempts at causing an uprising. https://www.state.gov/department-of-state-offers-rewards-for-information-to-bring-venezuelan-drug-traffickers-to-justice/ https://www.state.gov/department-of-state-offers-rewards-for...
- rdsnsca 6y agoLike it or not, Hong Kong is part of China.