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The US is hunkering down for a new cold war with China
FT ^ | 2018-10-12 | Graham Allison

Posted on 10/12/2018 4:58:14 PM PDT by Zhang Fei

In an under-noticed speech last week, US vice-president Mike Pence delivered a de facto declaration of cold war against China. As a candidate, Donald Trump complained that China was “raping” America. After months of smaller steps, his administration has now pledged to fight back hard on all fronts — and win.

Mr Pence’s big idea is that US presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama fundamentally misunderstood the China challenge. The nation they embraced as a “strategic partner” is in fact a “strategic competitor”, “rival”, indeed “adversary”. Previous administrations made a cosmic bet. They wagered that integrating China into the US-led international order would lead it to develop a normal free market economy, democracy, the rule of law guaranteeing human rights, and acceptance of its place as a “responsible stakeholder”. They lost that bet — and the Trump administration is left to deal with the consequences.

Accusing previous administrations of having ignored or even “abetted” China’s abuses, Mr Pence insisted that Team Trump will speak up, stand up, fight, and win. As Mr Trump said in August: “When I came we were heading in a certain direction that was going to allow China to be bigger than us in a very short period of time. That’s not going to happen any more.”

If this were simply a matter of rhetoric, or the trash talk of campaigns, it could be discounted. Instead, the approach reflects a serious emerging strategy to confront China. The outlines of this clash are unfolding piecemeal, without the benefit of core strategic documents like George Kennan’s Long Telegram or Paul Nitze’s NSC-68 policy paper that crystallised US strategy in the first cold war. But it is informed by a considered diagnosis of China’s ambitions and actions during recent decades.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; maga; trump

1 posted on 10/12/2018 4:58:14 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
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To: Zhang Fei

Not to mention the hot war with socialists inside the country.


2 posted on 10/12/2018 5:17:39 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Can’t build the sophisticated electronics without Chinese chips. Invest in US chip production.


3 posted on 10/12/2018 5:23:20 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Democratic socialism is when the majority of people vote to steal your property.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Even more of a problem are the Western and American capitalists who are heavily invested in China.

Ironic that the ‘socialists’ are opposing the policies (limitation of immigration and off-shoring) that help “The Worker” .


4 posted on 10/12/2018 5:24:09 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Zhang Fei

I don’t trust the Leftist Financial Times, a Brit publication. They are death against Trump.

We don’t want a Cold War at all. We want to have a fair trade agreement. Once we get that and protection from stealing trade secrets, we are on good terms with China.

FT is simply stirring up trouble.


5 posted on 10/12/2018 5:31:17 PM PDT by poconopundit (MAGA... Get the Spirit. Grow your community. Focus on your Life's Work. Empower the Young.)
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To: Zhang Fei

“The US is hunkering down for a new cold war with China”

Well, the ChiComm apes have no clue on how to anneal a bolt. They were given a Russian aircraft carrier 20 years ago, and the apes still haven’t figured out how to make it float on water. Plus the apes don’t have the logistical capability to invade Taiwan.

So why the hell are we entertaining a “new cold war with China?”

This whole article looks like deep state crap.


6 posted on 10/12/2018 5:39:09 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: Zhang Fei

For nearly 27 years, we made nice with China. It was not at all hard to predict that helping a Communist nation become a superpower would come back to bite us in the a$$. But, hey, all the Elites who enabled it got really, really Rich. They never gave a 2nd thought to the long term consequences for America.


7 posted on 10/12/2018 5:47:31 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: mrsmith

I agree completely.

We are now running a MASSIVE trade deficit with China.

Largest bilateral trade deficit between any two countries. Ever.

Everyone is sold out.

Both parties.


8 posted on 10/12/2018 5:48:02 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: rbg81

Good post.


9 posted on 10/12/2018 5:53:45 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: sergeantdave

[Well, the ChiComm apes have no clue on how to anneal a bolt. They were given a Russian aircraft carrier 20 years ago, and the apes still haven’t figured out how to make it float on water.]


The Liaoning (formerly the Varyag) was commissioned in 2012. Do you remember where you read about problems with this carrier?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence/exclusive-satellite-images-reveal-show-of-force-by-chinese-navy-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN1H3135

One other carrier is undergoing sea trials, and three more are on the way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_001A_aircraft_carrier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_programme


10 posted on 10/12/2018 6:07:13 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (They can have my pitbull when they pry his cold dead jaws off my ass.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Thanks to those TWO Losers—Nixon/Kissinger


11 posted on 10/12/2018 7:21:15 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: Zhang Fei

I wonder if anyone believes the original Cold War actually ended....glad our guys recognize China for what it is and are on the same page.


12 posted on 10/13/2018 3:23:30 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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