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In truth there's no need for coercion. Our economies were more than happy to enter a state of dependency on China, and no policy shift will take hold on the executive floors unless rendered a viable option through actual or perceived economic advantages. In my opinion, the best thing we can do now is to provide the necessary stimuli for companies overly reliant on China to find worthwhile options elsewhere.
The Chinese regime is a patient bunch, you've gotta give them that. They used authoritarianism's sole advantage over democracy – the ability for long-term planning unhindered by frequent changes of government – to their great profit. Systematically lulled into sleep, we've come within inches of being rendered unable to rebuff Beijing.
Their growth is truly remarkable. Twenty years ago, only experts had China on their radar as an emerging threat and most people would've laughed you out of the room had you predicted that in 2020 China's power would reach as far as Hollywood. That country might as well turn out to become the exception to the rule that in tyranny lies only failure. And I kind of wonder why not more regimes just try to copy a page or two out of their book.
The Chinese regime is a patient bunch, you've gotta give them that. They used authoritarianism's sole advantage over democracy – the ability for long-term planning unhindered by frequent changes of government – to their great profit. Systematically lulled into sleep, we've come within inches of being rendered unable to rebuff Beijing.
Their growth is truly remarkable. Twenty years ago, only experts had China on their radar as an emerging threat and most people would've laughed you out of the room had you predicted that in 2020 China's power would reach as far as Hollywood. That country might as well turn out to become the exception to the rule that in tyranny lies only failure. And I kind of wonder why not more regimes just try to copy a page or two out of their book.