Alternate viewpoint - The opening of China over the last 50 years has been a net good for both China and the Western world.
Don’t believe me? Go look through images and news headlines covering China’s “Cultural Revolution” from 1970 and then take a walk through Shanghai today, perhaps the French concession, or talk to expats at the Blarney Stone (Irish pub and Shanghai expat hangout that pours a good Guiness). I think from reading some comment here you will be surprised at what you see and hear. The world is much safer with China deeply engaged in the world economy - and the people of China are much, much more vibrant, prosperous and free.
I don’t excuse the CCP for what it’s done to the Uighur people, not it’s recent heavy hand in Hong Kong or treatment of religious minorities. I see the flaws in its handling of the CV outbreak but if anyone thinks economic isolation, military stand-off and disengagement are going to help things look toward the past in your rear view mirror and steer forward with that also in your mind. We’ve come a long way and so has China.
The US and China both have a lot to learn from how the early stages of CV were handled. Both will adjust and scapegoating to point at the other as the blame will not help.
Don’t believe me? Go look through images and news headlines covering China’s “Cultural Revolution” from 1970 and then take a walk through Shanghai today, perhaps the French concession, or talk to expats at the Blarney Stone (Irish pub and Shanghai expat hangout that pours a good Guiness). I think from reading some comment here you will be surprised at what you see and hear. The world is much safer with China deeply engaged in the world economy - and the people of China are much, much more vibrant, prosperous and free.
I don’t excuse the CCP for what it’s done to the Uighur people, not it’s recent heavy hand in Hong Kong or treatment of religious minorities. I see the flaws in its handling of the CV outbreak but if anyone thinks economic isolation, military stand-off and disengagement are going to help things look toward the past in your rear view mirror and steer forward with that also in your mind. We’ve come a long way and so has China.
The US and China both have a lot to learn from how the early stages of CV were handled. Both will adjust and scapegoating to point at the other as the blame will not help.
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