Fundamental misunderstanding by Ambassador Burns in believing that the PRC has simply “fallen in with the wrong crowd” by associating with these disruptive actors like Russia and North Korea who are trying to undermine the western-led world order. The U.S. strategy of trying to convince PRC leadership of the value of becoming “more responsible” has not worked for decades, it won’t work today. It’s actually condescending to think PRC leaders don’t know what they’re doing. As Xi said to Putin at the Kremlin, you and I are driving these changes unseen in 100 years, and let’s keep it up.
I used to think that the enormous loss of 20 million jobs to China, creating a 200 million middle class of Chinese, would avoid a World War III
I think I was wrong.
Fuck China
Fundamental misunderstanding by Ambassador Burns in believing that the PRC has simply “fallen in with the wrong crowd” by associating with these disruptive actors like Russia and North Korea who are trying to undermine the western-led world order. The U.S. strategy of trying to convince PRC leadership of the value of becoming “more responsible” has not worked for decades, it won’t work today. It’s actually condescending to think PRC leaders don’t know what they’re doing. As Xi said to Putin at the Kremlin, you and I are driving these changes unseen in 100 years, and let’s keep it up.