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.”

https://archive.is/V8Inr#selection-3653.0-3665.64

Mic Drop .... :xi-clap: :xi-lib-tears:

  • Malikto [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    China is a profoundly different society with no experience of democracy. Their values are not our values. You don't expect people to accept those values, but just understand them.

    One of my hobbies is 20th century Chinese history from 1904-1978 and boy, did they get a dose of chaos during that time. Anyone who promises stability, and then follows up on their end of the deal, is going to win a great deal of support. And the CPC has done that. 20 years ago China was a dusty shithole, now even small cities have skyscrapers and electric buses and malls.