Comment by RobotToaster
1 month ago
Great powers go to war due to Thucydides Trap. When a hegemon feels their position is threatened by the success of a rising power, they usually try to crush it. https://www.belfercenter.org/programs/thucydidess-trap/thucy...
I believe that China's deep answer to that problem is, "There are no just wars in the Spring and Autumn period. "
There are some internal policy papers to that effect.