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[-] GlueBear@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 5 months ago

My issue is when they put down "redlines" for Taiwan, have the west/US brazenly violate those redlines, and then follow up with the US with a letter or phonecall.

At some point, it might even be beneficial if you stop declaring redlines. If countries can regularly break them, then it does more to make China look weak.

It's like the one criticism I have with China (in general!) right now.

[-] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 5 months ago

I still struggle to see this as a weakness honestly... why should we be condeming China for not taking the American approach and resorting to bombs first, talking later?

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 months ago

That's my view, too. We also don't know what's said behind closed doors. And the consequence of crossing a red line doesn't have to be a military response. China does seem to respond when it's red lines are crossed, it just does so subtly.

[-] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 5 months ago

I believe the reason China does this is to boost its foriegn policy to BRICs/the third world. Its hard to make an arguement that you're the better option to the USA if you're engaged in 20 proxy wars.

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