>so China remaining stable and friendly would be good for people in China and for people outside China. It's not controversial, is it? On it's own that's not a

>so China remaining stable and friendly would be good for people in China and for people outside China. It's not controversial, is it? On it's own that's not a controversial thing to say. But headlines like "Xi Jinping says he is preparing china for war" don't tell the whole story. China is only preparing itself in case things get worse globally. The US is often the aggressor, and the US has been trying to destabilize China for a very long time. The Chinese government knows this. >Mass media in the West is largely in the hands of private interests with their own agendas, it's not in lockstep with whoever is in power. I would argue that these "private interests" have a big part to play in getting people into power, and for influencing those in power.