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If China is in terminal decline and closing off to the world then why is everybody hysteric about the China Threat? Why is the US throwing increasingly harsh sa
by FooBarWidget 4y ago
If China is in terminal decline and closing off to the world then why is everybody hysteric about the China Threat? Why is the US throwing increasingly harsh sanctions on China, to the point of coercing allies into sanctioning China as well?
I propose that the media and HN stop reporting on China, and that the US stops sanctioning China. This frees up mind space and resources to focus on domestic problems such as climate change, income inequality, housing, improving democracy, etc. After all China is in decline anyway so no point in worrying about them, right?
- erenyeager 4y agoChina’s involvement in atrocities against Uighurs (including putting them in “reeducation” camps, forcibly sterilizing women, forcing Uighur women to marry chinese men, trying to erase Uighur culture) is reason enough to maintain and increase sanctions. Sure economically countries often ignore things like this, but with the current US orientation against china Increasing, it makes sense to focus on this more.
- hnfong 4y agoThe US lost a war against Afghanistan FFS. A China in terminal decline is probably still a "threat" to the US in the sense that American Imperialism still wants to believe it can enforce its values by sheer military power.