I think you are wrong mainly in that you assume China is trying to go out of their way to humiliate the West.
The funniest part is that they don't really need to, because it's become clear that the west will do that on their own if you give them enough space for it.
The funniest part is that they don't really need to, because it's become clear that the west will do that on their own if you give them enough space for it.
Turns out the greatest way to beat the u.s empire is to not compete with them and let them crumble under the weight of their internal contradictions
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