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I’m not sure people in the west are scared of China. I think it’s more so about the method in which they grew their economy. The downside for China’s model is the west can simply not buy their products except where required so there’s nothing to really be scared of.

What’s to be scared of anyway? Isn’t China a peaceful nation that abides by international law?

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Absolutely not.

The PRC has land claims against almost every bordering country, which are many in number. It does wolf warrior diplomacy, surreptitiously moves border posts, and so on.

It also pretends to abide by international treaties but when a ruling against their absurd claims in the South China Sea were refuted, they rejected the ruling.

In the age of AI it uses from the same playbook as Russia to sow discontent and create internal conflict within countries in Asia.

It captures and kills dissidents abroad.

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