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by knowledge102 7y ago
The exact actions, depend on the people in charge ultimately. But if I had to bet that the Chinese government, with a track record for organ harvesting their own people, having forced labor camps of chinese Uyghurs, and "disappearing&q
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by knowledge102 7y ago
I agree that the US has wasted immense money in foreign wars with not enough gained to economically justify it. I also agree that part of China's rise is due to it's economic strengths and strategic investments. In addition to th
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by knowledge102 7y ago
For a decent understanding of the nature of politics, I would research some political theory, specifically "Realism". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_%28international_relat... As for book recommendation
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by knowledge102 7y ago
I don't care about partisan lines, nor do I think anyone should be a fanatic of people with the power to exploit you. I just study political science man, and this is a topic that I researched a lot into. Like the majority of people, I
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by knowledge102 7y ago
I agree that mentality is dangerous. In my other comment I wrote my stance on why it's I consider it a threat. I copied and pasted it below --- I care about avoiding war and avoiding exploitation. Historically, the best way to avoid ma
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by knowledge102 7y ago
The Kissinger move was more to diminish the power of the Soviet Union, by straying China away from them. You're right, war is less likely among nations with strongly linked economies. The important thing to note is that, at the same ti
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by knowledge102 7y ago
I care about avoiding war and avoiding exploitation. Historically, the best way to avoid major wars, is to have a major power or an allies of power (possible in multipolar word), or strong enough attack power(nukes) to scare off the idea of
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by knowledge102 7y ago
Yea unfortunately it's pretty low key. The bipartisan support has been seen more in some actions by congress against China. It's still not as big of a focus of attention to the general public as are other issues, and it could pote
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by knowledge102 7y ago
I agree trade deficits aren't necessarily bad for the economy. Lower cost of products means more efficient use of resources, lower cost for businesses and consumers. There are negative too, like how U.S. employment loses out since Chin
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by knowledge102 7y ago
There's certain events that can escalate strategic competition to conflict. Like in WW1, the "powder keg" was set by the strategic competition between multiple countries in Europe and the way the balance of power was distribu
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by knowledge102 7y ago
The threat from China has been existent and ignored for the past 30 years, the same 30 years that China rose from 3rd world country to the superpower it is today. The change in attitude began with Trump. He was to first president to bring t