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Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon: China’s Secret Strategy Exposed
Beijing Plots to Surpass U.S. in Coming Decades
WNU Editor: This is not a secret strategy .... this blog has been saying the same thing for years on what is China's ultimate strategic goal and the Chinese themselves have been very public about it (albeit not officially) .... in short .... they want to be the world's political/military/economic superpower. Whether they will be achieved this is another story .... and in my opinion I personally doubt that they will be successful and the reason why is simple .... they lack the cultural and diplomatic understandings, nuances, and sensitivities that are critical and essential when it comes to managing international relations .... especially during times of crisis.
Based on experience, there's another, ages-old issue* that will hamper the Chinese.
ReplyDeleteIt's "Either you're Han, or you're Not."
*To a lesser extent, the Japanese still have a similar outlook - though I suspect WWII pretty much knocked the moat of the supports out from under that.
Yup .... the "Han thing" is an obstacle.
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