• N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    China is very much aware that this is its moment. Position itself as an alternative to Trump’s chaos that isn’t afraid of him and offers a different path.

    Militarily, China is outmatched by a wide margin, but combine economic strategy with diplomacy in the face of a superior rival’s extreme, unforced mistakes, and China is seeing a path to win the 21st century without having to fight.

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      8 days ago

      No, there will absolutely be a fight.

      The moment Trump fully realizes how incredibly he’s lost, he will immediate switch to military threats to save face.

      He has no choice, it’s one thing if the American economy collapses, but his ego is at stake here!

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      7 days ago

      Nukes evens the playing field. US don’t even dare touch tiny nuclear armed Nkorea. china already said they will fight to the end.