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:

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    it’s about how capitalist USA won because we’re just better and free-er than authoritarian liberal-commie Stalinism

    This is exactly what I was taught in high school US history

    • machiabelly [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      I remember being taught that the proliferation of the fax machine was a big part of it. Apparently the ability for the people to share information and better coordinate themselves is what led to them dissolving the government. They use the Berlin wall falling to say that the soviets hated their government, and that their protest led to the government's destruction. The implication of that teaching is that cell phones and the internet make us more free which is, of course, pure :zizek-preference: