• xiaohongshu [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    China is not the USSR. The Chinese economy is fully integrated into the global economy - a very powerful position that the USSR did not have.

    Just look at how China used the rare earth cards to get Trump back to the negotiation table. Do not underestimate China’s ability to assert its interests on the international stage. It can threaten the stop of goods flowing and the entire world will fold. It can stop the genocide if it chooses to.

    And that’s why the US likes China to play the role it is right now, because in this calculation, China will not use its powerful position to disrupt US interests, so long as it doesn’t infringe the Chinese interests itself.