In a war, the small island of Taiwan would erupt into a battleground with an intensity unknown since the world wars. It is all about the US striving to maintain its hegemonic reach during a period of decline in global influence.

So, apparently the author of this article works for the Pentagon, and was attempting to blow the whistle on US efforts to push towards a war with China. There's a recent Washington Post article about it here.

He also wrote this article shortly before, which is worth a read.

  • blobjim [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Yeah the "othering" is really gross. From the couple of minutes I've actually watched TV news coverage over the last couple weeks, I saw them talking about China virus-related stuff and they showed pictures of regular Chinese people: butchers and others, going about their business. As if like some "dirty" Chinese people created the virus or something. Like why show a butcher when you're talking about something completely unrelated, really?