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Democracy and human rights - sure. Prosperity and peace? I think China actually has a good track record there. Actions you might perceive as un-peaceful (build
by jl6 6y ago
Democracy and human rights - sure.
Prosperity and peace? I think China actually has a good track record there. Actions you might perceive as un-peaceful (building islands, modernizing military) could also be interpreted as defensive.
The world could achieve great peace and prosperity under a “Pax Sinica”, at the cost of individual liberty. That IMHO is the bigger threat: that authoritarianism will sneak in under the cover of prosperity - a Faustian bargain that too many will be willing to accept.
- systemvoltage 6y agoHow is it defensive to build island military bases in places where there were barely any islands, in the international waters, in the most lucrative trade routes in the world? How is it defensive to encroach Kashmir and provoke a conflict with India? Dispute borders with Vietnam and Bhutan?
- tim333 6y agoThey are defending the nine dash line which has been sacred Chinese territory since someone sketched it.