Comments show China harbours no ‘illusions’ about the fallout of its rivalry with the US and has little hope of a lasting improvement in ties, analysts say.

Officials must stay ‘keenly aware’ of challenges and prepare for ‘most extreme scenarios’, President Xi Jinping tells National Security Commission

Comments show China harbours no ‘illusions’ about fallout of US rivalry and has little hope of a lasting improvement in ties, analysts say

The New Cold War is here, folks.

:deeper-sadness:

  • TheCaconym [any]
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    2 years ago

    it must be on the same or better footing as the USA, militarily

    The US military is a humongous inefficient machine that serves mainly to line the pockets of capital and ensure the empire's grip on the rest of the world. There is little purpose trying to equal it, at least in size, and a lot of negatives in doing so.

    • DictatrshipOfTheseus [comrade/them, any]
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      2 years ago

      To add to this, the US military has not been able to make successful hypersonic missiles. China has, and that's quite a game changer. Because of that it can be reasonably argued that China is already on a better footing militarily than the US. Granted "on better footing" could mean a lot of things, like China doesn't have military bases dotting the entire globe. Similar to your point though, that can become as much a liability as an advantage for a dying empire.

    • DiltoGeggins [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      There is little purpose trying to equal it, at least in size, and a lot of negatives in doing so.

      Totally fair point. That gets to what I was saying that I really don't think China has a military conflict with the USA at the top of its priorities. I think China has a very specific set of economic goals that it will attempt to achieve without violence. All evidence points to this approach.