• atzanteol
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    2 days ago

    Why wouldn’t they be? China has been a major player in international politics for a long time.

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      I’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.

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        They’re not “running the show”. Nobody is. That’s not how international politics works. They have a lot of influence is all.

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          Still a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.