Some Quotes :
“The alternative to a rules-based order is a world in which might makes right and winner takes all and that would be a far more violent and unstable world,” Blinken said.
The Chinese fired back. Yang Jiechi, a member of the Politburo, offered a lengthy monologue in which he said Western nations don’t represent global public opinion and called the U.S. the “champion” of cyber-attacks.
“Many people within the United States actually have little confidence in the democracy of the United States,” he said, citing the killing of Black Americans and the Black Lives Matter movement. Near the end of his opening remarks, he said Blinken’s comments weren’t “normal” and added that in response “mine aren’t either.”
Things only got worse from there. Cameras were ushered from the room, only to be called back in. Yang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi took the opportunity to follow up with even more criticism. “Is that the way you had hoped to conduct this dialogue?” Yang asked, according to his delegation’s translator. “I think we thought too well of the United States. The United States isn’t qualified to speak to China from a position of strength.”
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Mic Drop .... :xi-clap: :xi-lib-tears:
It's really funny the US side agreed to do this, like everyone has heard all their complaints about China but most Americans have never heard any pushback in the media about their fundamental, idealist conception of 'America'. And then you give your main rival 30 minutes to berate you in front of cameras.
This is debate club mentality.
reminds me of how last year the media pushed the scary Floyd riots and burning MPD precinct until they realized the majority of people were loving it and wanting more, not clutching their pearls. guessing we'll see a suppression of coverage around anything that happens with Chauvin this time, they are going to use the autoban stuff they've been trying out that accidentally banned anyone who said "Memphis".