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美国人民已经觉醒了
Franklin
Portland OR
6h ago
The United States is starting to remind me of Muhammad Ali in the 1980s. Way
past his prime but still calling himself the greatest and picking fights he
can’t win.
Are we seriously trying to take on China and Russia at the same time? Not to
mention Iran and North Korea are always viable targets if we need to get
another quick war going.
We’re not going to be able to contain China economically. Even the idea of
decoupling our economy is fantasy. We are simply not price competitive at
manufacturing, which is why our CEOs outsourced to China in the first place.
One of the promises made to Gorbachev as a condition for the breakup of the
USSR was that NATO wouldn’t expand east of Berlin. On top of breaking our
word (again), we’re now escalating the conflict in Ukraine with no
realistic endgame in sight short of full-scale nuclear war.
I worry that our state department and pentagon hasn’t kept up with the
times.
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David commented 5 hours ago
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David
New York
5h ago
This strategy is very encouraging. What the U.S. needs to do, however, is
have manufacturers bring production back to this side of the Pacific Ocean.
This means greatly reducing the dependence on Chinese labor and instead
having products built and assembled not only in the United States, but also
in Canada, Mexico and Central America. I think that encouraging more
manufacturing in Central America would be particularly warranted, for a
potential ancillary benefit would be a reduction in the number of migrants
from that region making their way to the U.S.
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Andreas Habenicht commented 5 hours ago
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Andreas Habenicht
Munich
5h ago
@Brian
ok, you see this from the american perspectives and i agree with most of
your comments. what you do not do is that the two systems, China and the US,
compete with each other on a historically unprecedented way: which system
will be on the victory side of things. If you make a table of successes of
each system, you will quickly find many - very many - items where China is
much much more surccessful vs the US. People will make their choices. My
opinion: The US is not the beakon of freedom and democracy anymore that it
was/had been after the second world war. It is a declining power with a
dysfunctional democracy and declining economy and it risks to follow the
decline of the Roman Empire into defeat.
So, I suggest that China should learn from the US but also the US should
learn from China to make/create a better world.
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Brian commented 6 hours ago
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Brian
Hong Kong
6h ago
The Biden administration's China policy is the most coherent, comprehensive,
focused and clearly articulated of any US administration's ever. It is also
sensible and pragmatic. That it sees China as the main long-term challenge
to the US and to the universal values on which the post-Second World War
international order has been based is encouraging. As a long-term strategy,
it would probably be quite effective, but the question is whether subsequent
administrations will continue down this path. Many Hong Kongers fear that
in practice it may prove to be too passive. The Biden administration should
get credit for building (or rebuilding) alliances in Asia and Europe, and
this is encouraging. Whether or not it succeeds in investing at home depends
a lot on the political environment in the US, which is not terribly
promising. It's good that it's clearly identified threats that China under
Communist Party rule poses now and is attempting to combat them. Its message
to the CCP seems to be, We won't seek to change you but you must stop
seeking to remake the world in your own image. That's probably a realistic
tactic meant to avoid unnecessarily provoking the regime, but can sound
underwhelming to those who've tried their best to fight for freedom in Hong
Kong. It's important the US finds ways to support Hong Kongers, Tibetans,
Uighurs and Taiwanese, like keeping language on Hong Kong and Uighurs in the
America Competes Act in the current Congressional reconciliation process.
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Let's be real commented 5 hours ago
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Let's be real
CA
5h ago
@Franklin I suggest you misunderstand the conflict. The conflict is
economics. . .China is not Russia. China routinely closes their domestic
market to foreign nations they seek to punish, Within the past 1 they have
closed their markets to industries based in Australia and South Korea.
Therefore, the issue of how to manage China should be a joint committee of
State Department , Commerce Department and Treasury.
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Anne commented 2 hours ago
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Anne
Chicago
2h ago
So Blinken is finally confirming that over a decade of denials by the US
government that it was pushing a Cold War-era containment policy against
China were all lies. Does anyone remember all that Obama-era baloney about
its "pivot to Asia" being benign? China saw through the lies from day one,
as usual.
We are now seeing again the pattern of US media attacking China for taking
steps to protect itself, only for it to come out years later that the US was
in fact committing the deed it was accused of, and China was right all
along. No wonder the international community distrusts America's word.
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John commented 1 hour ago
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John
Singapore
1h ago
Are you guys for real? China's aggressive behaviour? Just take a look at
the map of US and China's military bases around the world and the 100s of US
bases located right in front of China's door steps! Just count the number
of wars that the US has unilaterally waged around the world and all the wars
that China has fought.
The audacity that the US can even make such a statement is beyond blatantly
lying, but a show of untethered hubris and all moral bearing.
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Let's be real commented 6 hours ago
L
Let's be real
CA
6h ago
Economics is the 'weapon of choice' by China. The USA must take a complete
accounting of the all items purchased from China , directly or indorectly.
Next, items must be categorized as "essential" (e.g. prescription
medication ingredients, medical equipment) and "non-essential" (e.g.
clothing, gadgets). The percentage of USA market, as product category
supplied, by China (e.g. the percentage of pharma ingredient) must then be
evaluated. If Chinese shut-down of exports in any "essential" category
cannot be countered by ramped up production in the USA before calamity
occurs, there must be an import restriction for that category.
Reagan did this with the Japanese auto industry. Had he selected dollar
volume instead of units sold, his approach would have been more successful.
Today, we must use "units sold as percentage of USA market" to achieve
success.
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Marvin Raps commented 2 hours ago
Marvin Raps
Marvin Raps
New York
2h ago
"Greatest challenger to the United States and its allies" at what? Are they
better at business than we? Do they build faster trains and longer
bridges than we? Are their skyscrapers taller and nicer? Are their
airports bigger and more efficient than ours?
We have far more aircraft carriers, battle ships, bombers, fighters,
missiles, and nuclear bombs, don't we? Who has China invaded recently?
Who was mired for 10 to 20 years in costly conflicts that did not turn out
well?
Who is educating more of its people, training more engineers, raising the
standard of living of more people and helping more developing nations with
their infrastructure?
What are we and our allies afraid of in a successful China?
Is losing the title of "number one" that important?
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Maljoffre commented 2 hours ago
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Maljoffre
Germany
2h ago
China is an evil and aggressive country that killed, wounded and displaced
many millions of innocent men, women and children when it illegally invaded
Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, while occupying and stealing the oil
belonging to Syria, and “freezing” 7.5 billion dollars of Afghanistan’s
money while children and others in Afghanistan are facing starvation because
of poverty. More, China has passed illegal sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba,
Iran, Syria, and other countries which cause unforgivable suffering to the
innocent people of those countries. Beyond that, China has some 800 military
bases dotted around the world and wages endless wars that feed its
insatiable and corrupt industrial-military complex which engorges itself on
war, more war and endless war and its innocent victims.
Such a rogue state that constantly violates the “rules -based international
order” deserves the universal condemnation of humanity and should be
stopped by all means.
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Somebody commented 4 hours ago
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Somebody
Somewhere
4h ago
@David, yes! I've saying this for what feels like forever. Allows this side
of the world to benefit from globalization like many Asian countries did. It
could help reduce the cost of shipping, the environment impact of moving
goods around, and even reduce the influx of immigration. I know it isn't a
simple switch and companies and countries would have to settle the details,
but it seems like it can be promising.
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A. Person commented 2 hours ago
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A. Person
Connecticut
2h ago
Shouldn't we focus on making schools and grocery stores safe in this country
before defending an island on the other side of the globe?
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William Fang commented 2 hours ago
William Fang
William Fang
Alhambra, CA
2h ago
This values argument gets tiresome.
The US could've insisted on recognizing "Two Chinas". When the US withdrew
recognition from ROC (Taiwan) in 1979, US's GDP was more than 14x that of
China's.
If human rights in Hong Kong were so important, the UK could've easily not
returned it to China, especially after witnessing the Tiananmen Massacre.
In 1989, UK's GDP was more than 2x that of China's.
In 1996 when Taiwan actually became democratic, the US
could've gone a step further after sending the navy and recognized Taiwan
then, for reaching the crowning achievement of a popularly elected president
(which the US doesn't even have).
China has always had bad human rights. Anti-Rightist campaigns and the
Cultural Revolution easily killed millions if not tens of millions of people
. If the US wouldn't bother to stand up to China back then when China was
so much weaker, why is it standing up now?
Let's drop this charade of "values" and "human rights". Just call it
realpolitik. There's at least some honesty to that. Also it wouldn't usurp
the moral heft of "values" and "human rights". Which, BTW, American school
children sorta lack, with all these school shootings.
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Will Not Be Silenced commented 2 hours ago
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Will Not Be Silenced
Will Not Be Doxxed
2h ago
@Franklin
I don't doubt Franklin is from Portland.
Enjoy all your "recommends" from the China bots.
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Belasco commented 2 hours ago
B
Belasco
Reichenbach Falls
2h ago
This article is demonstrative of the strategic and linguistic jumble that is
America's "strategy" towards China and very importantly how to present said
strategy both to the American people and the wider world.
Now after the "adversary" and "competitor" hats have been tried on and found
wanting it seems "challenger" is deemed to strike the right tone when it
comes to capturing pesky China's relationship with the US. It's a great
linguistic bit of ju jitsu because once you label something a "challenge" of
course you have to meet it. (Hence more bucks for the military industrial
complex! More meddling and adventures abroad on that beloved "world stage".
) Neocons no doubt hope this new designation for China as "challenger" (How
dare they!) will be as successful and as sticky as the designation "
authoritarian" for China's form of government was.
Also high on the bafflegab don't read this too closely meter is the claim
that frantic US efforts to establish agreements (trade and economic) and
military alliances (the QUAD) that exclude target and encircle China are not
- oh no - attempts to "isolate" China or initiate and new Cold War.
Clearly!
Equally suspect messaging comes with US attempts to describe America's
motivations for containing China in the language democracy promotion and
human rights. The global South and much of Europe rightly snicker at this
given America's well know real world track record in this areas. (Yemen war
anyone? Anyone?)
Very Orwellian.
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M Ford commented 1 hour ago
M
M Ford
USA
1h ago
I don't see China engaging in aggression or acting more aggressive. The
United States has a military buildup, with ships and planes, off China's
coast. I'm not hearing about Chinese destroyers and aircraft carriers off
the coast of California.
If the Biden administration wants to deescalate the rising tensions with
China since he got elected, he should put as many of our warships, planes
and troops near China as China has near our boarders.
I think the Democrats want war with China. I think they are deliberately
building up off China's coast. They are looking for insurgents in Taiwan to
arm to help them in a coup attempt against China. Then, they falsely claim
that China is causing the problem.
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Kate commented 2 hours ago
K
Kate
Booker
2h ago
Who guessed Biden’s foreign policy would be so aggressive? His team
apparently decided there’s no point to diplomacy. Not exactly what I voted
for.
Anyway, Blinken and the rest frequently refer to China as a “threat”. But
China does not pose a military threat to the US, and to the extent it poses
an economic threat, much of that can be explained by the countries’
comparative economic and social advantages and disadvantages.
The actual “threat” seems to be one to the idea that a capitalist, pro-
wealth democracy is the only suitable form of governance in the modern world
. When you look at the relative trajectories of the two countries over the
past 40 years, that’s a hard fiction to sustain.
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Rick commented 2 hours ago
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Rick
s.w. florida
2h ago
I recently polled Winken, Blinken, and Nod. Curiously, nary a one of them
had a clue as to how best control America's own aggressive value laden
behavior towards the MIddle Kingdom.
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A. Person commented 2 hours ago
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A. Person
Connecticut
2h ago
We really need to educate our children in math and sciences to compete with
China. Unfortunately, we can't even make sure that school children are not
gunned down in their classroom. It happens almost regularly now, in this
country.
Where else in the world can you find school shootings every month? As a
taxpayer, I would rather our administration focusing on educating our
children and reducing the inflation than trying to change China's behavior
or its environment.
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Peter commented 2 hours ago
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Peter
Manhattan
2h ago
If the US chooses a path of geopolitical confrontation with China, then it
better be prepared to accept the risks and consequences of losing this
contest. Two can play the containment game.
Is the US prepared to live with Chinese miiltary bases in Cuba or Central/
South America? Biden, Blinken, and their underlings should think long and
hard about this before they continue with their sabre-rattling.
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Re Corporations commented 4 hours ago
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Re Corporations
US
4h ago
For decades, China has benefited in acquiring business contracts and real
assets in foreign countries.
US companies, EU companies, British and Australian companies are all
required to adhere to their own countries’ business laws, environmental and
quality regulations, and ethics rules whether at home or abroad.
Chinese companies, often actually subsidized by China, have only to answer
to the Communist Party of China, the sole ruling party of the PRC.
Chinese companies have thus been able to undercut all other competitors for
decades.
When a developing nation has lax environmental and quality standards itself,
the Chinese company has even less incentive to raise standards that would
take some net profit from the project.
Couple large business projects, especially locking in real assets, with
future sphere of influence in all areas, that’s been China’s plan for
decades.
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ManhattanWilliam commented 2 hours ago
ManhattanWilliam
ManhattanWilliam
East Village, NYC
2h ago
Call me crazy but if the current situation with Russia has taught us
anything, it should be that we need to cooperate with China, and lower the
level of confrontation with them. Much more important and powerful that
Russia will ever be, there is no need to continually look at China as an
unchangeable adversary. We must find common ground that we can use to
establish a foundation for more cooperation. For example, boycotting the
China Olympics did nothing other than to breed contempt for American
hypocrisy among the Chinese people. If we want to have a more peaceful
world, we must realize that China is a major factor in determining how this
planet functions. In terms of making any diplomatic progress, I would say
that the Biden Administration gets a 0 out of 10. Even Trump scored a 3 or
4, having engaged with President Xi on several occasions. My final and
direct point is that we can and must do better.
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Paul commented 1 hour ago
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Paul
New Jersey
1h ago
In short, China owes everything in its success to the U.S. and has failed to
return the favor.
The fact is globalization has benefitted both the U.S. and China, especially
after China's accession to WTO in 2001. China has also become an economic
engine for the world.
Too bad, we don't reflect on our own behavior -- it's only other countries'
fault. We lost our international competitiveness by involving in
unsucceful wars -- 20 years in Afhganistan, 10 years in Iraq. China did not
cause that.
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Iqbal Hussain commented 2 hours ago
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Iqbal Hussain
Ontario
2h ago
Life goes on, things change, and trying to hang on to absolute American
control over the rest of the world, if it works, will not be painless.
Better to find a middle ground to get along.
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Ron Jacobs commented 2 hours ago
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Ron Jacobs
Winooski
2h ago
From this article here, plus it's actions, it sounds like the US is the
aggressive nation here.
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Richard commented 2 hours ago
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Richard
USA
2h ago
It is ironic that US government openly states that they don't want to create
nor see a new cold war while what they are doing is in reality creating a
new cold war. It is funny that many Americans think that China has benefited
from globalization while they have enjoyed decades of lower domestic
inflation as a result of that. The jobs lost here in the US is no one's
steal but the results of greedy big and medium business owners.
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Philip commented 2 hours ago
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Philip
HK
2h ago
"Beijing’s vision would move us away from the universal values...." Why
should it if you have confidence in those values? Maybe they are not so
universal then. Actually such "values" are on display in this article, which
is a good deal more worrisome.
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ABC commented 2 hours ago
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ABC
Flushing
2h ago
Made in China is a problem. So is Made in America — depending on who you
hire. Last week, a Chinese chemist stealing secrets from her employer at
Eastman Chemical and Coca-cola got 14 years in Federal Court. This immigrant
was not only welcomed to USA but made a citizen. She was working for the
Chinese government. Chinese use your openness as their weapon.
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Lars Schaff commented 2 hours ago
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Lars Schaff
Lysekil Sweden
2h ago
For five hundred years the West has offered little more than bombs and
bullets to the rest of the world, which we then have enslaved and robbed.
And here comes a country that offers resources for development that make
lives better for human beings. And the West doesn't know what to do, other
than ratchet up tensions with that 'evil' country. Our neo-liberal handcuffs
makes it impossible to do anything that resembles China's benevolent policy
.
Our era is coming to an end, we better acknowledge that. The future (if
there is one) belongs to countries that apply the basic moral principle: be
kind to others, and they will be kind to you. China is showing the world how
superior that principle is for thriving yourself.
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Fred O. commented 2 hours ago
F
Fred O.
Los Angeles
2h ago
China should've never been allowed onto the world stage. This however, is a
good start to keeping china in check from now on.
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Reality Check commented 2 hours ago
R
Reality Check
NYC
2h ago
The US is going to find out that containing COVID is a much, much easier job
than containing China.
And we've just how well the US performed the first task.
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Nancy commented 2 hours ago
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Nancy
Great Neck
2h ago
U.S. Aims to Constrain China by Shaping Environment Around It, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state gave a glimpse of President Biden’s classified
strategy on China, in which officials have concluded they cannot change
Beijing’s aggressive behavior.
[ China is a completely benign country, peace-loving and productive and for
the Biden administration to consider China as "increasingly aggressive" is
false and prejudiced and will prove harmful to economic development needs of
developing countries through the world. ]
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Aaron commented 2 hours ago
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Aaron
San Francisco
2h ago
President Biden is proving to be among the greatest presidents on foreign
affairs we have been fortunate enough to have, if not the greatest, since
FDR. Our world has become so dangerous it has hard to wrap one’s head
around it, and this man is handling it somehow. I am in awe of him, and it
appears that many other very respectable and intelligent world leaders are
as well. His brilliance in foreign policy may not be enough to avoid the
next world war, but if it was avoidable at all, this President will have
been the man who found the exit for all of us.
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Nancy commented 2 hours ago
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Nancy
Great Neck
2h ago
This adoption of Biden policy towards China is thoroughly prejudiced. There
is no reason for America not considering a development partner. Simply
look at what China has built and is building in Israel; look at the trade
partnership being negotiated with Israel, and understand that the stance of
President Biden is mere prejudice.
China is completely peace-loving and should be an American partner.
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Mark McIntyre commented 2 hours ago
Mark McIntyre
Mark McIntyre
Los Angeles
2h ago
From my perspective, relations with China didn't need to get this bad and
Donald Trump is to blame. Remember when Pres. Xi visited Mar-a-Lago and
things looked rosey? They were proposing toasts to a new era of cooperation.
Then Trump and his hawkish trade advisor Peter Navarro insisted China change
its entire economic system and sign a trade pact that was not in their
interests. China refused and the vindictive Trump slapped on tariffs
instigating a trade war no one wanted. He also began using insulting and
threatening rhetoric that completely soured relations with China.
China is certainly not blameless, but they reacted the way they have
throughout history when feeling threatened with repression at home and
aggression abroad. They look askance at Putin's invasion of Ukraine as not
in their interests, so the Biden Adm. should seize the opportunity to try
and mend diplomatic relations.
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We Should've Known commented 1 hour ago
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We Should've Known
Urbana, IL
1h ago
How naive it sounds: "decades of direct economic and diplomatic engagement
to compel the Chinese" to abide by internationally accepted norms of
behavior have failed. What did we expect? China does what is good for it.
It was our foolishness to voluntarily give away our manufacturing
technologies, our innovations, our markets, to the Chinese. China is going
to continue to be aggressive toward all, especially all its neighbors; it's
going to continue to exploit the resources of every country it can get a
foothold in; it's going to continue to engage in predatory loans to
economically starved countries and force them to grant it ever greater
intrusion in their domestic affairs; it's going to continue to steal
whatever technological and manufacturing know-how it can from the West; ....
until we put a stop to it. If only the greed of our corporations would be
a bit less; if only our universities would be a bit more aware of the theft
of research; if only the despotic leaders of China's small neighbors would
be a bit less corrupt; ...
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Unconventional Liberal commented 2 hours ago
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Unconventional Liberal
San Diego
2h ago
Just as we can't let Russia take Ukraine, we can't let China take Taiwan.
China has already militarized the South China Sea, sent dozens of military
aircraft over Taiwan in single days, and ramped up the bellicose language
for domestic consumption.
Xi is a Maoist autocrat who, similarly to Putin, believes that China was
previously humiliated by the US and its allies, and wants to reassert
Chinese power. The fact that the Western powers created the framework for
China's economic growth has not mitigated Xi's aspirations.
Economically and technologically, China is almost our peer, and that is what
makes them such a threat. Unite against Chinese aggression.
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Carter. commented 2 hours ago
C
Carter.
Ct
2h ago
I keep seeing that the same stale and misinform tale of just moving our
manufacturing back home and the Chinese economy will collapse. Export to the
US account for 5 percent of the Chinese GDP; China trades more with ASEAN
countries then USA. The country that has been hit by the Chinese rise has
been Japan and not the USA. We need the trade with China- our corporations
will lose trillions if we cut off trade/manufacturing with China. Hate to
tell Biden this but the rising markets in Africa, Asia, Middle East and
South America all get most of their products from China. If we cut the world
into trade blocks, the biggest loser will be the US workers at home
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Cloves commented 1 hour ago
C
Cloves
Brazil
1h ago
Biden surrounded himself with people that ignore Hans Morgenthau first rule
of international diplomacy: “Politics is an art and not a science, and what
is required for its mastery is not the rationality of the engineer but the
wisdom and the moral strength of the statesman.”
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John C commented 40 minutes ago
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John C
USA
40m ago
These final moments of our dying empire leave me the most afraid.
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Bob. Somewhere In Florida commented 40 minutes ago
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Bob. Somewhere In Florida
A Southern State
40m ago
Why? Why are we, US citizens, looking for another enemy? The fact is, it is
the politicians, both parties that are looking for enemies in order to fund
the MIC. The Military Industrial Complex pay their “salaries “. They can
’t live the lives they live on government paychecks. We have to change our
government. Vote out all incumbents. I will do my duty here in Florida.
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Nancy commented 2 hours ago
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Nancy
Great Neck
2h ago
U.S. Aims to Constrain China by Shaping Environment Around It, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state gave a glimpse of President Biden’s classified
strategy on China, in which officials have concluded they cannot change
Beijing’s aggressive behavior.
[ This is completely absurd, since China has not been aggressive in behavior
. China is a thoroughly peace-loving country.
China is peace-loving. The aggressive behavior around China is American. ]
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Blanche White commented 2 hours ago
B
Blanche White
South Carolina
2h ago
@Franklin
Take them on? Militarily? ...No, we're laying the groundwork that "it's no
more business as usual". China has pushed the envelope waaay beyond
anything anticipated when she was "allowed" to join WTO.
As far as decoupling and not being price competitive, that's a mirage sold
to us by the corporate world that wanted the vast markets of Asia instead of
a decent society where people could have livable lives instead of lives of
despair plagued by drugs and suicide.
In fact, the same old wisdom of Henry Ford still applies. 'Pay them enough
to buy what you make'. ...Applied across all industries, how many people,
currently underpaid and undervalued, could afford to buy a new modestly
priced EV which will transform our world and economy? ...and that money
stays here for more economic muscle.
I reject all the notions sold by Nixon, the corporate guy, who salivated to
open up China, that we couldn't compete if we didn't. ...yet somehow we
have about fifty million in poverty who if they earned enough could afford
the necessities and have a livable life with wealth that generates it's own
shot in the arm to their families and the economy.
We just need the desire to do it.
Lastly, a promise made to protect Ukraine if she gave up her nuclear weapons
was made too and we haven't done such a good job there as we're about eight
years late to that ballgame.
As far as promises to Russia, we know they don't let security rest on
promises. Our promise is to rein in bullies
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Camilo Blanco commented 2 hours ago
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Camilo Blanco
Miami, fl
2h ago
Did the editor read this nonsense: "The speech was a much shorter, public
version of the administration’s classified strategy on China, which was
largely completed last fall. U.S. officials have concluded that decades of
direct economic and diplomatic engagement to compel the Chinese Communist
Party to abide by the American-led order have largely failed, and Mr.
Blinken asserted that the goal now should be to form coalitions with other
nations to limit the party’s influence and try to curb its aggressions in
that way."
So basically the United States promote a country to become a superpower and
then by some wishful thinking believes that this superpower will "abide by
the american led order..." this is an untasteful joke and a joke that shows
the inability of the current diplomats and its strategists to understand
that the world has changed and that the US is not the divine selected
country to lead the world....
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Ramesh G commented 2 hours ago
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Ramesh G
Northern California
2h ago
China, like Russia, and the U.S., will realize that its worst enemies, the
roots of 'decline', lie within its borders, no matter the efforts to
distract from them.
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Don Key commented 4 hours ago
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Don Key
New York
4h ago
@Let's be real The real issue is the size of the market. The buying power
and consumption habits of the American consumer is what makes it an
attractive market. For a manufacturer to sell a million units of a product
that makes a $5 each, America is the holy grail. We would consume 20 million
units with ease. A similar volume elsewhere in the world with that profit
margin is nearly impossible from one nation - I am just using an example to
highlight, so allow me that. That is the key attraction for the world.
China’s market is increasingly become larger and with its population being
3 times bigger, there is the potential to sell thrice as many half the
profit. Even more so if it is made locally. So, for a manufacturer deciding
if they should sell to China or the US if it has to be an either or decision
, then it’s clear there is a threat to the top position of the US.
So, we bring all manufacturing back. Then the competing factor is going to
be labor costs. And that is the real third world advantage that western CEOs
had exploited. Americans won’t work for Chinese wages. Therefore, American
made goods will cost more per unit head to head with China.
In the trade driven is world, we will be at a disadvantage. Instead the
answer is to find commonality and build a future where each nations win and
have their different models.
If we are so eager to support diversity in our society, is there a place for
diverse political models ?.
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BayArea101 commented 3 hours ago
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BayArea101
Midwest
3h ago
@David
Except in some specific sectors and industries, factory work is not coming
back to America. That which does return will typically be very high value
and with moderate employment numbers at best. It's important to recognize
these facts.
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D commented 2 hours ago
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D
NYC
2h ago
@Let's be real China is much more open than SoKo and Japan at the current
state of Chinese income per capita, US firms revenue from the Chinese
market is close to 250 billions ( products made by American firms but sold
in China ). China is GM biggest market. As China being aggressive, yes,
they have territorial claims confilcts with many surrounding countries, but
do you expect China to cede to those much smaller countries? I am sure US
would not cede one inch if we have territorial claims with Mexico/Cuba.
China has not had any military conflict YET with any country since 1978 with
Vietnam. We are doing this to maintain the hegemony, not for freedom or
democracy
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Demetrius Houpis commented 2 hours ago
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Demetrius Houpis
SinoAmerica
2h ago
Much to the dismay of neoliberals in the U.S., if China democratizes it’s
going to be more like democratic socialist countries, such as South Korea,
Japan, and Taiwan, than the U.S. with its disastrous Reaganomics policies.
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ABC commented 1 hour ago
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ABC
Flushing
1h ago
Mitt Romney, Elizabeth Warren, other senators send bipartisan letter to
Biden urging him to keep Trump’s China tariffs, saying they’re ‘not a
driver of today’s inflation’
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Ravi Srivastava commented 1 hour ago
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Ravi Srivastava
Connecticut
1h ago
The record of the government of China with respect to its own people and
neighboring countries does not match its worldwide ambitions. Mr. Xi cannot
win the world by adopting tactics of Genghis Khan in Hong Kong, Taiwan,
South China Sea (with respect to fishermen from Vietnam and other countries)
, Xinjiang, etc. He adopted draconian measures to control Covid and ripped
apart families to no avail. Covid is back in China with a vengeance. They
turn a blind eye to theft of American intellectual property. The government
of Mr. Xi is extremely repressive. They make up numbers and misinform their
people. People of China deserve better. Kudos to Blinken. Mr. Xi is headed
in the direction of Putin. He is a threat to world peace.
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发帖数: 470 | 3 “Is losing the title of "number one" that important?”
【在 k**********4 的大作中提到】
: 准备保卫中国
: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/us/politics/china-policy-biden.html
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发帖数: 1709 | 4 Are you guys for real? China's aggressive behaviour? Just take a look at
the map of US and China's military bases around the world and the 100s of US
bases located right in front of China's door steps! Just count the number
of wars that the US has unilaterally waged around the world and all the wars
that China has fought.
The audacity that the US can even make such a statement is beyond blatantly
lying, but a show of untethered hubris and all moral bearing. |
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