China could have stopped the war in Ukraine at any time by not giving Russia electronics and equipment
They want Europe to feel threatened so that we come to them for help where they can put on the mask of protector when in reality they want to turn the entire world in the dystopian shitshow they have in China
They want Europe to feel threatened so that we come to them for help where they can put on the mask of protector when in reality they want to turn the entire world in the dystopian shitshow they have
Couldnt this just as easily be about the US?
There should not be closer ties with china around the globe it’s trading evil for evil. The fact is that china is going to use this opportunity to take over the pacific and their neighbors that they claim are theirs by right of history. If you despise the usa and russia don’t move toward china who are no better. Better yet stop sending china and the usa anything. Cut trade with them completely. Make it harder for them to produce weapons of war to help slow their build up.
China lecturing on fairness? Pot calling the kettle black, but the US could use humility. Relevant and thought-provoking critique of global diplomacy under Trump.
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Cool diplomacy, now do something material towards this.
Who knew there would come a time I agreed with Xi?
This is going to be a hard pill to swallow for the Russian nationalist cosplaying as leftist on Lemmy…
If vatniks could read, they’d be so angry.
As a leftist, I agree. Fuck those Putin bootlickers.
I mean at this point, Trump’s preferred end state is basically China except stupid and unpredictable.
They see such an obvious opportunity for increasing their soft power that they’re saying things here that might actually slow down a move towards a world where taking Taiwan by force is acceptable.
These guys operate on such a long horizon that they can afford to keep cajoling Taiwan for decades. In fact they might just let neoliberalism hollow out Taiwan while standards of living in China rise, till the point when the majority opinion turns positive towards PRC. It may or may not happen but I think it’s one likely scenario.
Letting the west sit in the corner and sniff glue for a couple of decades might do it anyway. We look fucking stupid.
Savvy of China to send out the olive branch to gilted allies.
This is such an amazing move, a bunch of eu countries don’t owe the us any loyalty and probably wouldn’t mind serving china’s interests
It’s not about serving China’s interest so much as no longer serving American interest. As an example, Biden persuaded its partners in Europe and East Asia to exclude China from crucial chip technology. If China changes its approach to Ukraine sharing this technology with them should be on the table. There’s is simply no longer any reason for Europe to be part of this Cold War-like tension between the US and China, when it’s Russia that is our main concern.
You meant to use jilted (as in jilted lovers) - gilted means covered in a thin layer of gold.
Logic dictates that “Jilted” means “covered in Jold”. Ergo, “jold” is a synonym for “unfavored”/“fallen out of favor”
I see no flaw in this logic
Ah, TIL
