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You remember that our government is spying on the entire world with active military bases located all around the world... right?
by tehjoker 5y ago
You remember that our government is spying on the entire world with active military bases located all around the world... right?
- anders_p 5y ago> You remember that our government is spying on the entire world with active military bases located all around the world... right? No, MY country's government isn't doing anything like that. I guess you're talking about the actions of the US government, which I have not condoned. So this is "whataboutism". I find it funny, that nobody here's able to defend the CCP, without resorting to that.
- mildmotive 5y agoChina just hasn’t yet gotten the chance to commit as many atrocities abroad yet, which is something that it’s currently threatening to do. South China Sea, Taiwan, the occupation of Hong Kong, Silk road initiative, Predatory lending to African despots, Chinese naval base in Africa, China eating away at the Indian border, and the list goes on.
- tehjoker 5y agoThe only one of these that is credible in my opinion is the Indian border issue which I have little understanding of. My understanding of the B&R initiative is that while there are terms that are not always good for the debtor, they are far superior to IMF/World Bank loans that destroy the target nation's economic foundation by requiring privatization and reduction of labor protections. I don't know exactly what you mean by despots. Taiwan is debatable, but I see it as a regional dispute over an artifact of the civil war. Honk Kong I am suspicious of as the protests seem to be supported by the CIA and are pro-capitalist. The B&R initiative, building economic infrastructure to support the region, is a good thing, I don't see how that's an issue.