• Fuckass [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Well Lula, MBS, Macron, Bill Gates, the Taliban, and Olof also attracted the attention of Beijing. So this shouldn’t really be surprising

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      They have plenty of hard power, but when it comes to soft power they’ll take a handout from anyone that could give it.

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        Most of the world is friendly with China cope harder

        UN Voting Patterns Compared to China’s

        Even more impressive when you consider the economy of China (18 trillion GDP) vs USA + European Union (who are always against China with 41 trillion GDP) and military (China has 2 overseas bases, USA has 800+ all surrounding and missiles pointed at China and Russia)

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          China’s not so big on overthrowing governments these day, though. They’re all about stability and continuity.