[spongepoc]

We need to weaponise our education system against them. Full tuition for humanities; total restriction of access to science and technology programs. This will cultivate liberalism, democracy and dissent amongst Chinese students which would destabalize their regime, while depriving them of the technical knowledge they crave in their drive to overthrow the West. We have been very naive to allow so much access to our intellectual resources to a power that knows how to use it against us.

[beginningguava]

doubtful, the progressives that humanities departments turn out are the most authoritarian people I know. Many have a quasi-religious propensity to classify anyone who disagrees with them as evil and irredeemable. They'd fit in perfectly with the CPC

[yourbandsucks]

You might want to read some recent Chinese history if you think weaponizing the education system is a good idea.

Or heck, just read the first couple chapters of the three body problem.

[tprnz]

What you are proposing is simply an indoctrination programme. It is not more ethical than theirs just because this one aligns with your views on politics.

[zaru27]

I definitely agree with what you're suggesting would be a great idea, but I'm not sure something like that could happen in the near future. I get the impression that the Democrats and their media have not entirely endorsed the trade war and anti-Sino policies as a means to point out Trump's incompetence and divisiveness, but that seems to be shifting. Washington probably doesn't want to escalate too much at any given time, as well, but meter it out slowly. I'm hoping that they do not buckle.