China’s special envoy for European affairs, Lu Shaye, has said he is “appalled” by US President Donald Trump’s treatment of America’s European allies. He added that a peace deal for Ukraine should not be decided solely by the US and Russia.
I mean at this point, Trump’s preferred end state is basically China except stupid and unpredictable.
They see such an obvious opportunity for increasing their soft power that they’re saying things here that might actually slow down a move towards a world where taking Taiwan by force is acceptable.
These guys operate on such a long horizon that they can afford to keep cajoling Taiwan for decades. In fact they might just let neoliberalism hollow out Taiwan while standards of living in China rise, till the point when the majority opinion turns positive towards PRC. It may or may not happen but I think it’s one likely scenario.
I mean at this point, Trump’s preferred end state is basically China except stupid and unpredictable.
They see such an obvious opportunity for increasing their soft power that they’re saying things here that might actually slow down a move towards a world where taking Taiwan by force is acceptable.
These guys operate on such a long horizon that they can afford to keep cajoling Taiwan for decades. In fact they might just let neoliberalism hollow out Taiwan while standards of living in China rise, till the point when the majority opinion turns positive towards PRC. It may or may not happen but I think it’s one likely scenario.
Chinas long term strategy really does seem to be just to keep calm and carry on while the rest of us fuck ourselves up repeatedly.
Letting the west sit in the corner and sniff glue for a couple of decades might do it anyway. We look fucking stupid.