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It's the same reason that the NBA came under fire after one of their GM's sent a tweet out in support of Honk Kong [1]. Of course it's important for the CCP to
by andreilys 5y ago
It's the same reason that the NBA came under fire after one of their GM's sent a tweet out in support of Honk Kong [1].
Of course it's important for the CCP to shape opinion abroad, it's seeking to supplant the US as a global power and needs the soft-influence that the US has.
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/houston-rockets-gm-morey-deletes-tweet-about-hong-kong.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/houston-rockets-gm-morey-del...
- marcosdumay 5y agoYeah, threatening civilian organizations isn't how you gain soft power. The has the power it does because, aside from being very rich, before the 20th century they made extremely reasonable foreign policy decisions.
- clusterfish 5y agoI don't think modern US soft power has much to do with 19th century politics. More than enough happened since then to completely override whatever was before.
- cardosof 5y agoYes and that's why many people look at both countries as equals, or equally bad actors. That wasn't always the case, though.
- clusterfish 5y agoThose people either haven't lived in a dictatorship, or in a democracy, otherwise they wouldn't really have questions about which one is better, as far as treating your own citizens goes. International relations are indeed law of the jungle though, if that's what you mean.
- marcosdumay 5y agoYeah, the apex of the history of some entity happens some time after it stops doing the things that made it grow. That's almost by definition. The US has been losing influence for some decades already.
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