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No one is saying that China can't be an adversary. People are saying that maybe US politicians shouldn't be blatantly labeling them as an adversary just to scor
by px43 3y ago
No one is saying that China can't be an adversary. People are saying that maybe US politicians shouldn't be blatantly labeling them as an adversary just to score some sinophobic rageporn points with Fox News viewers.
- bioemerl 3y ago> No one is saying that China can't be an adversary. I think anyone who says they aren't is lying to themselves. This is a far bigger trend than just some fox News viewers. Opposition to China has become bilateral and is very well supported by most in America. You can only spend so long pretending to be a friend while also opposing the United States in basically every possible way until the United States wakes up and calls the quacking thing a duck. Seeing reality, we are burning bridges. TikTok is one of those bridges. The chip export bans are another. Expect them to continue until China's trade with America resembles our trade with the soviets in the 80s.
- woooooo 3y agoThey're mostly the same country they were 10 years ago. Compare the media coverage then and now -- they didn't change, we just ran out of war on terror and needed a new enemy.
- bioemerl 3y ago> They're mostly the same country they were 10 years ago. Oh, I strongly agree with you there. This was obvious in 2013 as well. Xi and his arrogant actions on the world stage have been a big help in creating opposition though.
- algoatecorn 3y agoThen don't compare the media coverage. Instead look at the actions of both countries. Read proposed legislation from US lawmakers going back almost two decades addressing the game theory between both nations. Read about the rampant IP theft that China has committed over the years, particularly in US-tax funded institutions. The US is simply planning ahead and severing ties which have kept us in a compromised position. Sure, maybe some people are warhawking but most of the concerned people are focused on trade dependence and worried that China will take over Tiawan's production as a last resort. Is that an unreasonable view? What happens if they do decide to do that? Just let them do it?
- colpabar 3y agoDon't worry - as soon as the american war machine gets the green light everyone else will become hawkish sinophobes too. Many such cases.
- orangecat 3y agosinophobic rageporn Yes, if the genocidal tyrants in Beijing were white we'd have no problem with them.
- linhns 3y agoChina is an adversary and has been for a long time for many countries. They don't say that for no good reason, and yes, it's not about sinophobia.