Despite Attempts At Spreading Good Will, China with the Coronavirus mask off reveals a snarling aggressive beast

So much for China spreading good will in the wake of inflicting the coronavirus on the restof us.

Foreign policy experts of the Washington swamp consensus have been spreading the typical line that China in its post-coronavirus persona, is going to be magnanimous, showering gifts -- masks, loans, and free stuff -- and stepping up its international presence in global institutions, such as the World Health organization, in the hopes maybe making us all forget where that virus started in the first place. It's all about soft power in the Chinese wheelhouse.

Here's a view from a Council on Foreign Relations swamper which ran in the Washington Post just three days ago:

Beijing sees the crisis as a chance to acquire more global leadership just as the United States abdicates it, a notion that worries some observers. In some ways, this could be good: Beijing has played a relatively positive role on climate change, for instance. But in many areas, like Internet governance, China is seeking to promote a closed, authoritarian model, one that could help keep repressive regimes in power. And a more powerful Beijing might further dominate its neighbors, making parts of Southeast Asia a potential U.S.-China flash point.

Might? That's some expert they have there. Here's what China really had in mind:

An Indian patrol party was detained and later released by Chinese forces after a scuffle between the two sides in Ladakh earlier this week, sources have told NDTV amid rising tensions between the two countries along the Line of Actual Control. The situation was finally defused after a border meeting of commanders from both sides.

The Indian forces have briefed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), detailing the entire sequence of events that took place on near the Pangong lake.

KNOW WHAT THE ADVERSARY IS THINKING !!

The Chinese propaganda machine is in overdrive right now, encouraging their folks to send messages in social media telling the world that China historically has NEVER been a foreign invading power. All they want is free trade and commerce.

In contrast, the USA is a bully and an imperialistic power bent on military domination, and they cite our recent invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, our foreign troop presence in Korea, Japan, Europe and Africa as examples ( they also cite our taking over the Philippines ).

You will see this in social media ( I receive lots of messages on this from Asia ).

Doubt the dragon can swim. But its a given that the Chinese are war gaming just how they will seize Taiwan. Imagine stealth with on the ground agents and commandoes trying to decapitate the political and military leadership, airborne assaults to seize and destroy major military targets , followed by a trans strait invasion in force. Their state of the art shore to ship stealthy missiles and massive air force shielding the troop and material transports. Gee , what possibly can go wrong?

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