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"the US sees the comfort and wealth of Chinese people as the biggest threat facing the world today" This is a pretty crazy thing to say. I am aware that you ca
by AbrahamParangi 3y ago
"the US sees the comfort and wealth of Chinese people as the biggest threat facing the world today"
This is a pretty crazy thing to say. I am aware that you can find this opinion in Chinese propaganda but what leads you to believe that this is actually true and the US/China tension is not a function of the fact that the US is an ally to most democracies and opposed to most authoritarian states?
I mean, if we just look at a list of who the US calls "adversaries":
Iran
North Korea
Russia
China
ISIS
Are there any trends we can pick out here? Any commonalities?
- missedthecue 3y agoIs it really such a crazy thing to say when US officials like the commerce secretary are publicly saying that the US needs to get Europe on board so they can more effectively slow the Chinese innovation rate? https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/us-needs-to-work-with-europe-to-slow-chinas-innovation-rate-raimondo-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/us-needs-to-work-with-europe...
- AbrahamParangi 3y agoThat story is about getting China to respect some system of IP protection. It's a trade dispute. The US does not literally care how rich the Chinese people are - that's an insane idea that only shows up in Chinese propaganda. “America is most effective when we work with our allies,” Raimondo told CNBC’s Kayla Tausche in an exclusive interview. “If we really want to slow down China’s rate of innovation, we need to work with Europe.” “They’re ripping off our IP, they are not playing by the rules. It’s not a level playing field. And so we need to hold their feet to the fire to make sure that they do that,” she said, adding that Beijing is “not living up to the agreements that they made.”