https://archive.ph/0s5OX
Europe has already shat their britches so as not to let m’lord be embarrassed
Maybe it's too early and I haven't completely woken up yet, but I don't understand what the article is trying to say. "China has a plan", " China will attempt to retaliate", "China is seeking other trade partners now that the US is using tariffs against them"... Umm yeah? No shit? So many words for stating the obvious.
Basically yeah, I probably should've put this one in c/funny instead. It's just FT moaning that Chinese haven't just been passively sitting on their hands, but instead put plans into motion to insulate themselves against the coming US economic war.
The difference is China is focused on the nuanced security competition. Trump is more focused on economic trade imbalance in general. Chinese sanctions are focused on the military apparatus of the US. The article points out nothing in specific, instead in broad terms, which is understandable considering Western media claims to know Chinese intentions. China don't want a broad trade war, but a security war, to kick the US out of its regional interest in the Indo-Pacific, and Indochina. This is decades long, that is beyond Trump's presidential term. China simply needs to focus on economic growth and grow the Promethean fire.
An actual sentence from the Financial Times:
Xi has already signalled that he will treat his ties to Trump as a purely business relationship, albeit Don Corleone style.
On the author:
Medeiros holds a BA in analytic philosophy from Bates College, a MA in China studies from SOAS University of London, a MPhil in international relations from University of Cambridge (as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar), and a PhD in international relations from London School of Economics and Political Science. ...an American international relations scholar currently serving as the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Cling Family Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-China Studies at Georgetown University. He is also a senior advisor at The Asia Group, a senior fellow on foreign policy at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, a non-resident senior fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Asia Program, a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations' board of directors, a member of the International Advisory Board of Cambridge University's Centre for Geopolitics, a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a board member of Blackberry Government Solutions
The above gives one an idea the level of education and experience needed to come up with such analysis.The caliber of the lackeys of imperialism should hopefully give one inspiration and hope.Snide aside, good post (as always).
Addendum: I wonder if this article was written in an attempt to influence the Trump administration.
Addendum: I wonder if this article was written in an attempt to influence the Trump administration.
There have been many attempts to do this. The incumbent administration has certainly been trying to put Trump in narrow corridors, so he has no choice to continue their policies regarding Iran and Russia. It's not unlikely, though, I don't think Trump needs convincing on this regard, unless the motive is to make Trump not go ahead with a China confrontation, or prioritize "China's allies" first.
