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What China did doesn't even come close to the amount of atrocities, interferences in foreign politics, unwarranted wars caused only by the imperialist mindset of the US.

Please, read. There is so much to learn that it would probably take years for someone to learn in detail everything the US (and the other western powers, -the "good" guys-) have done.

These are just the official war crimes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_war_crimes

These are just 7 of the legitimate governments the US have overthrown: https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/08/20/mapped-the-7-government...

More in Africa: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36303327

This one is dear to me, the CIA activity in Italy to interfere with our democratic process: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Italy

You can also check the list of the human right violations committed by the CIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_violations_by_the...

Let's forget about Guantanamo eh?

Bonus: The cost of the post 9/11 US wars in the middle east: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human

Your citations are honest. But past performance doesn’t guarantee the future. It just informs it.

Most of America’s worst was in its post-War and imperialist eras. China is entering its own imperialist era.

If you’re upset about American meddling in Italian politics through the 1960s, you’ve surely seen who’s been bankrolling the current crop. In Italy, in the Philippines and elsewhere.

I understand your sentiment. And US has made a big mess in many places no doubt.

Yet please understand the view on individual rights in China is non-existent. Take for instance Guantanamo bay is child's play compared to treatment of:

- Falun Gong, they organ harvested their followers and sold their organs on the black market

- Entire Muslim population in Re-education camps + chemical sterilization

- Tibet as a people, country and culture is systematically being eradicated by a very well thought out strategy

And many more things happening.

And the imperial games the US played last 30 years. China is playing now, they have secretly taken over many African countries.

And if it wasn't for the military power of the US China would be much more blatant in taking over countries. Wether we like it or not, we need the US as a super power to balance out the others.

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