| If someone had made this comment 10-15 years ago and used it to caution the US about why it was foolish to invest $3.6 Trillion into destroying middle eastern infrastructure, it would have made coherent sense to consider. But it's simply too late. The policies you describe are benefitting most Chinese people and are broadly supported domestically in China. Your characterization of China's dealings in Africa borders on absurd, and the IP theft claim (even if true) would not justify any of what you suggest is necessary. > It's true that the full case has yet to be made to the American people. Nor will it be. There is no definition of US national interest that is utilized in policy discussions. Leaders stick to painting foreign leaders as despots and the American people happily pay for all the warmaking. What is different about China is that most Americans broadly support what China is doing and respect President Xi's leadership. The US spent $3.6T on a useless war that had supremely negative ROI and now China is right behind us ready to attain first world status and beat us at 5G, etc. China didn't cheat us, our leaders did by wasting $3.6T in the middle east. The US middle eastern wars are the biggest financial fraud in the history of the world. By simply doing infrastructure improvement and focusing on domestic issues, China has nearly overtaken the US, and the US response is supremely outdated and fails to recognize that it was US mismanagement that closed the gap, not Chinese cheating. |