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My 2c-
It is well understood that China and USA need each other. And that has generally been seen as a desirable situation, if only to prevent the two of us from needlessly going to war over some stupid nonsense.
US has basically outsourced all manufacturing to China, to the point that it would take a decade or more to undo that. We depend on them, they depend on us too.Most of this is just boilerplate recognition and encouragement of that fact. Stating in a great many words that China wants to continue to be a US ally. But it is also a warning, that China is not a third world nation that the US can boss around as it sees fit. So China is warning us to follow through on our word and generally be honest and do what we say.
The red line things are the real meat of that. This is an instruction / warning to Donald Trump and his incoming team. So the whole message basically says we will work with you and be friends but don’t fuck with us on these four issues.
Unfortunately, those are kind of four issues that we really should fuck with them on. USA should not turn a blind eye to human rights violations of any ally, regardless of our level of dependence on them.
And US should absolutely not support China taking over Taiwan. Not just for reasons of principle, but for our own ends- Taiwan produces an awful lot of the world’s computer chips. If China gains control of TSMC, that essentially puts them in control of the US economy because if TSMC stops sending us chips, the vast majority of the supply from Qualcomm, AMD, Apple, and others just goes away.
Our strategy so far has been to officially acknowledge the ‘One China’ policy that includes Taiwan as part of China, while simultaneously taking actions to help Taiwan stay independent. China is calling us out for that here.
Or China cuts off the US since they’re no longer dependent on US manufacturing orders. China sanctioning the US would end our economy overnight, while it wouldn’t really effect anyone but the billionaire class in China, and they’re already on the chopping block.
Ask Ukraine.
Exact same genius logic was applied to Russia, and clearly geniuses in the west learned nothing from that.
I would rather not find out. There’s too many wars and too many lives lost on this planet already.
Refusing to meet bad actors with unified strength and yes, violence when necessary, only encourages more bad actors and actions.
This is a universal truth too many in our peaceful time have forgotten, and so the wheel is turning back towards authoritarianism and violence.
You’re right, every free nation must unite against the plague of western imperialism.
My brother in Christ we (the US) are the bad actors.
Who’s “we”?
But, sure, sometimes everyone is. And sometimes we’re not.
Nothing is black and white, and anyone who pretends otherwise is either a simpleton or is selling you something.
Is this a fucking joke? Are you Josep Borrell?
- List of Atrocities committed by US authorities
- A Detailed Chronological List of US Interventions, Invasions, Destabilzations, and Assistance to Oppressive Regimes (ending in 2002)
- Shock therapy (economics)
- Are We The Baddies?
- The blueprint of regime change operations How regime change happens in the 21st century with your consent
- Infographic: US military presence around the world The US controls about 750 bases in at least 80 countries worldwide and spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined.
- Michael Parenti: Africa is Rich
- The Intercept, 2021: Meet NATO, the Dangerous “Defensive” Alliance Trying to Run the World
- CounterPunch, 2022: NATO is Not a Defensive Alliance
- Noam Chomsky, 2023: NATO “most violent, aggressive alliance in the world”
- Thomas Fazi, 2024: NATO: 75 years of war, unprovoked aggressions and state-sponsored terrorism
- Counterpunch, 2020: The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It
You do realize the US is the world’s worst Empire and thus the one peddling authoritarianism and violence, right?
That’s the entry criteria for the UN Security Council.
Lmfao what no materialist analysis does to a mfer
Those are some multilayered weasel words and winged words. What are you trying to sell?
What the hell are you on about?
no u
We’re not the audience these statements are aimed at. They’re principally aimed at China’s domestic population: to maintain the
CCP’sCPC’s appearance of strength.Imagine not to be able to spell CPC correctly.
What’s CPC?
I thought CCP was China Communist Party.
CPC is the Communist Party of China, that’s the official name of the party which people in the west insist on mispelling for some unknown reason.
It’s to draw more parallels with the CCCP and get a bit more mileage from some of their anti-USSR propaganda
very likely
Oh thanks. I shall make a correction.
To own the tanks.
Ok Steve Bannon, LMAO.
Or, instead of being a dick, you could help.
Hell, why not. The whole world of Falun Gong, the Moonies, the Unification Church, and their links to the Trump admin figures everyone loves to hate is pretty fun. I will post about it and ping you in the comments.
Easiest block. Bye.
