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:

  • IceWallowCum [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    China’s goal is not military dominance, its economic dominance.

    Yup. Pulling from memory here, but somewhere in Grundrisse, Marx notes that domination consists of incorporating the other nation's means of production, and that you cannot expect to dominate a nation of speculators the same way you dominate a nation of farmers.