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Comment by vachina

4 months ago

A big distinction is the Chinese do not meddle with affairs outside their borders.

They do, all the time. Price dumping is one example.

Industrial and scientific espionage is another one.

Hacking companies is one more.

  • I don’t think those count as meddling with affairs. Those are like, daily business for an average American company.

China definitely meddles with the affairs of other countries. The belt and road initiative, for example. It's taking some pages out of Europe's old colonial playbook.

And let's not even get started on Taiwan...