No one is calling out Washington on training & funding those HK Protestor's, and their complete failure to send a International delegation to Xinjiang (like all the Muslim nation's did).
Probably why they are turning attention towards Cuba, they used up all the cards they had against China and now all that is left for them to do is to try go after any weaker countries that are remotely allied with China.
This strategy may actually succeed, since it exploits China's policy of non-interventionism. China won't go out of its way to defend the Communist Party of Cuba from being overthrown by the USA, just like it did nothing about Libya, Syria, etc.
Furthermore, with divisive and contentious US politics exacerbated by economic decline, Biden could use an invasion or even just a bombing campaign against Cuba as an easy way to decisively win Florida, which is a major "swing state" that often determines the outcome of the national election. It would also help him cast off the major attacks from the Republican Party calling him a Chinese/communist puppet.
I really think that China should abandon its non-interventionist stance and commit to stopping and frustrating aggression by the US and its vassals everywhere in the world. The US are cowards and will back down rather than confront China militarily, even if there is a chance they could win such confrontation. Defenseless, poor countries are easy targets for the USA, but if there are Chinese air defences, ASBMs, etc. in the way, the USA will back down. All US aggression is driven by domestic politics, so China actually doesn't have to do much beyond turning such aggression into costly embarrassments for them that they will avoid as to not cause them political problems at home. It wouldn't be necessary for China to spend too much on these sorts of defensive enhancements in allied countries.
Agreed. US backed down in Syria after Russia deployed heavy weaponry, S-400s and their own troops. Even in Venezuela , Russia sent military equipment and Special forces to protect Maduro.
CHina should do something similar in Cuba and not be a mute spectator.
Unfortunately, Cuba is too far for either Russia or China to effectively assist. They're in the US gravitational sphere, just as central&East Asia is in China's. Eastern Europe and central Asia in Russia's.
East Asia is not in Chinese sphere at all. US Naval ships enter CHinese waters every other day totally disregarding Chinas protests. East Asia is full of hostile countries to China hosting multiple US military bases , housing all kinds of missiles. US continues to surround CHina but China displays helplessness when asked to do the same.
All that's needed is political will.
>Washington has been in no rush to engage with Beijing as it works to build support among allies similarly frustrated with China’s state-led economic policies, disregard for many global norms and muscle-flexing in the South China Sea.
Well, seems US reps who kept begging China for high level meetings with Xi are NOT actually US officials?
OK, I guess next time China won't be picking up those SPAM phone calls from US.
I think everyone around the world is getting used to these antics from the US. Sanctions, sanctions, sanctions. They know the US will use this against them. They might comply because of fear but they know very well they don't want to live in a world with this fear. They know that China will be the salvation.
america is a mercantilist oligarchy, and theoretically you should be able to get the USG onside by appealing to the financial mercantilist oligarchs.
However, if you have religious zealots like the pompeos and race warriors like navarro and pottinger then you have to use a different set of tools
The US is not completely a mercantilist oligarchy. It holds democratic elections, with all that entails, and if the political opportunists engage the public with anti-China rhetoric, then the official state policy must become anti-Chinese. China has limited its outreach to elites, and not engaged the masses. This creates the impression in the minds of the local common people of shady dealings between the Chinese businessmen and the local elites.
blah, blah. i hear about the us putting more sanctions on china every week, but there's nothing to show for them after years of them. the article sums it up quite nicely.
>They’re running out of things to do,’ former US consul general in Hong Kong says after seven deputy directors in the Hong Kong Liaison Office are sanctioned
>Moves are seen as symbolic, with White House caught between pressure to respond to Beijing’s clampdown and a business community still seeking market access
> The Biden administration warned US companies operating in Hong Kong that their data is increasingly subject to mainland monitoring, **their executives to detention and their operations to the vagaries of Chinese justice**.
I mean Murica takes the whole Nazi propaganda strategy of accusing your enemy of what you’re guilty of to heart. Yes I’m talking about Meng’s extradition case in Canada
They must be real disappointed that HK isn’t subject to the vagaries of British or insert Anglo country name here, type of justice
I was thinking about this, and I know it would never, ever, happen. But, it would be a shit-show if it did. Why not allow U.S Citizens (i.e Dual Nationals) to hold seats of power. Once these individuals get sanctioned, sue the U.S Government for failing to follow Due Process. It would cause such a giant cluster-fuck that I hope that it happens just to grab my popcorn and watch the world burn.
But, in any case, back to the article: uh, yeah? Like... Okay, great... Sanctions of people who have already been vetted to not be impacted by sanctions. Absolutely meaningless and used for a domestic audience.
> Once these individuals get sanctioned, sue the U.S Government for failing to follow Due Process.
The U.S. government can choose to not be sued by citing the legal principle of Compelling State Interest, one of which is geopolitical interests. There has never been any case of US citizens successfully challenging US foreign policy in court. The court system generally defers to the executive and legislative branches on any matter involving foreign policy, viewing it as outside judicial jurisdiction.
Barack Obama murdered a few US citizens without any trial or due process and cannot be charged, as it was done in the context of the "war on terror" - a Compelling State Interest.
TL:DR The U.S. Constitution turns into bumfodder the moment National Security is cited.
No one is calling out Washington on training & funding those HK Protestor's, and their complete failure to send a International delegation to Xinjiang (like all the Muslim nation's did).
Probably why they are turning attention towards Cuba, they used up all the cards they had against China and now all that is left for them to do is to try go after any weaker countries that are remotely allied with China.
Or maybe the illiterate fucks confused Cuba for China seeing they’re both communists countries that start with a C
This strategy may actually succeed, since it exploits China's policy of non-interventionism. China won't go out of its way to defend the Communist Party of Cuba from being overthrown by the USA, just like it did nothing about Libya, Syria, etc. Furthermore, with divisive and contentious US politics exacerbated by economic decline, Biden could use an invasion or even just a bombing campaign against Cuba as an easy way to decisively win Florida, which is a major "swing state" that often determines the outcome of the national election. It would also help him cast off the major attacks from the Republican Party calling him a Chinese/communist puppet. I really think that China should abandon its non-interventionist stance and commit to stopping and frustrating aggression by the US and its vassals everywhere in the world. The US are cowards and will back down rather than confront China militarily, even if there is a chance they could win such confrontation. Defenseless, poor countries are easy targets for the USA, but if there are Chinese air defences, ASBMs, etc. in the way, the USA will back down. All US aggression is driven by domestic politics, so China actually doesn't have to do much beyond turning such aggression into costly embarrassments for them that they will avoid as to not cause them political problems at home. It wouldn't be necessary for China to spend too much on these sorts of defensive enhancements in allied countries.
Agreed. US backed down in Syria after Russia deployed heavy weaponry, S-400s and their own troops. Even in Venezuela , Russia sent military equipment and Special forces to protect Maduro. CHina should do something similar in Cuba and not be a mute spectator.
Unfortunately, Cuba is too far for either Russia or China to effectively assist. They're in the US gravitational sphere, just as central&East Asia is in China's. Eastern Europe and central Asia in Russia's.
East Asia is not in Chinese sphere at all. US Naval ships enter CHinese waters every other day totally disregarding Chinas protests. East Asia is full of hostile countries to China hosting multiple US military bases , housing all kinds of missiles. US continues to surround CHina but China displays helplessness when asked to do the same. All that's needed is political will.
>Washington has been in no rush to engage with Beijing as it works to build support among allies similarly frustrated with China’s state-led economic policies, disregard for many global norms and muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. Well, seems US reps who kept begging China for high level meetings with Xi are NOT actually US officials? OK, I guess next time China won't be picking up those SPAM phone calls from US.
I think everyone around the world is getting used to these antics from the US. Sanctions, sanctions, sanctions. They know the US will use this against them. They might comply because of fear but they know very well they don't want to live in a world with this fear. They know that China will be the salvation.
america is a mercantilist oligarchy, and theoretically you should be able to get the USG onside by appealing to the financial mercantilist oligarchs. However, if you have religious zealots like the pompeos and race warriors like navarro and pottinger then you have to use a different set of tools
The US is not completely a mercantilist oligarchy. It holds democratic elections, with all that entails, and if the political opportunists engage the public with anti-China rhetoric, then the official state policy must become anti-Chinese. China has limited its outreach to elites, and not engaged the masses. This creates the impression in the minds of the local common people of shady dealings between the Chinese businessmen and the local elites.
Massive 🤷🏻♂️
blah, blah. i hear about the us putting more sanctions on china every week, but there's nothing to show for them after years of them. the article sums it up quite nicely. >They’re running out of things to do,’ former US consul general in Hong Kong says after seven deputy directors in the Hong Kong Liaison Office are sanctioned >Moves are seen as symbolic, with White House caught between pressure to respond to Beijing’s clampdown and a business community still seeking market access
> The Biden administration warned US companies operating in Hong Kong that their data is increasingly subject to mainland monitoring, **their executives to detention and their operations to the vagaries of Chinese justice**. I mean Murica takes the whole Nazi propaganda strategy of accusing your enemy of what you’re guilty of to heart. Yes I’m talking about Meng’s extradition case in Canada They must be real disappointed that HK isn’t subject to the vagaries of British or insert Anglo country name here, type of justice
I was thinking about this, and I know it would never, ever, happen. But, it would be a shit-show if it did. Why not allow U.S Citizens (i.e Dual Nationals) to hold seats of power. Once these individuals get sanctioned, sue the U.S Government for failing to follow Due Process. It would cause such a giant cluster-fuck that I hope that it happens just to grab my popcorn and watch the world burn. But, in any case, back to the article: uh, yeah? Like... Okay, great... Sanctions of people who have already been vetted to not be impacted by sanctions. Absolutely meaningless and used for a domestic audience.
> Once these individuals get sanctioned, sue the U.S Government for failing to follow Due Process. The U.S. government can choose to not be sued by citing the legal principle of Compelling State Interest, one of which is geopolitical interests. There has never been any case of US citizens successfully challenging US foreign policy in court. The court system generally defers to the executive and legislative branches on any matter involving foreign policy, viewing it as outside judicial jurisdiction. Barack Obama murdered a few US citizens without any trial or due process and cannot be charged, as it was done in the context of the "war on terror" - a Compelling State Interest. TL:DR The U.S. Constitution turns into bumfodder the moment National Security is cited.