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I do think the state of progress in China is vastly underestimated by the west. It has been fast and messy, not evenly distributed, but it is staggering. The rh
by ehnto 1y ago
I do think the state of progress in China is vastly underestimated by the west. It has been fast and messy, not evenly distributed, but it is staggering. The rhetoric around them is changing too, I think they are making significant soft power gains. I could easily see them filling the voids that US policy chaos is currently creating.
- generic92034 1y ago> The rhetoric around them is changing too, I think they are making significant soft power gains. I could easily see them filling the voids that US policy chaos is currently creating. As long as they are cooperating with Russia at least European countries will have a hard time to accept China's advances.
- remus 1y ago> I could easily see them filling the voids that US policy chaos is currently creating. More than that, I think China would be mad not to step into the vacuum the US is creating with it's isolationist policies. For years US aid has been extremely influential around the world, doing a huge amount of good (e.g. USAID) and buying relatively cheap influence in many countries. Countries that were reliant on that aid are going to be understandably jaded by their experience with the US and looking for more reliable allies.
- bavell 1y agoChina has a demographic time-bomb about to go off in the next decade or two. We'll see if they can survive it.
- mensetmanusman 1y agoIt already did, labor force shrunk for the first time a few years ago.
- StopDisinfo910 1y agoChina has been making soft power gains for a decade. They are everywhere in Africa. When I went to Macedonia five years ago, there was a giant screen in the main square explaining how their medical cooperation with China was such a boon for the country. China already is a diplomatic giant. I think American are partially blinded by the crazy negative propaganda against China you see all the time in the US. They significantly underestimate where China stands and overestimate the impact American tariffs can have.
- ponector 1y agoImagine how much can China get from cancelling USAID and replacing it with Chinese version!
- platevoltage 1y agoThey were making soft-power gains before that maniac we elected showed up. Now our now former allies are leaning on their shoulder.