[_Parfait_]

Shouldn't a country try to preserve their power?

[fabianhjr]

One that promotes laissez faire capitalism and proclaims to the world the moral virtue of pure market competition?

Though, most of the world has quite the different experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2khAmMTAjI

[caekislove]

Our opening up of trade to China was contingent on eventual political reforms to the CCP's form of government. This has not happened. We've tried using the carrot on China for over 50 years. It's time to take out the stick.

[fabianhjr]

Repugnant imperialista thought; political reforms on a foreign government?

Take out the stick like in Latin America and the Middle East?

Laughable from the country that proclaims itself "leader of the free world"

[falcolas]

At the expense of its own citizens? Not in my opinion.

[_Parfait_]

The citizens won't have a chinese tiktok? Plenty of alternatives.

[spense]

"A republic, if you can keep it" -bf

america gets many things wrong, but to think it deserves to collapse or that it shouldn't take steps to protect itself is ignoring history.

tiktok is controlled by a country we're entering/entered a new cold war with. china is not your friend.