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These lesser nations are not worthy to make their own decisions, eh?

And anyway: What Chinese boots? If China has invaded, destroyed and decimated another sovereign nation and left its people in tatters in the last 40 years, please inform me. Show me China's Syria? Show me its Afghanistan, its Libya, its Yemen? Show me China's West Bank?

It doesn't exist - and that is precisely why your 'lesser' nations are choosing the "Chinese Belt and Road initiatives" over "Western-made Syrian Open Slave Markets" and "American-made Depleted Uranium Deposit States", etc ..

People across the globe don't believe the American lie any more. They've seen the products of American war hegemony, even if American citizens haven't, and they're not impressed. Better to do a deal with China that results in roads and hospitals being built, than to do it with the USA, resulting in roads and hospitals being bombed.

[actionfromafar]

Of course China hasn’t, because it’s a unipolar world. The USSR tried, but was contained and defeated. We will see in the future. And as others have said. I’m not defending the misdeeds of the USA.

China West Bank? Ehrm, Tibet? Hong Kong?

I just think the alternative will be worse, much worse.

[boffinAudio]

The unipolar world, in case you hadn't noticed, isn't stopping China from doing a single thing it wants to ..

[actionfromafar]

Taiwan is still free.

[boffinAudio]

Nonsense. Taiwan is a political hostage to two great powers. The USA is only "protecting" it for as long as it takes to get its local fabs booted up ..

[actionfromafar]

Right... but the citizens enjoy their personal liberties a bit more in Taiwan, right?

[boffinAudio]

Chinese citizens say what?