Here on the ground in Beijing, in my unscientific sampling of young local businesspeople I spend time with, I'm feeling a marked shift this week toward nationalistic war-mongering. Nothing like a trade war to rally the troops - i.e., the public here.
Any outside pressure of this type (1. Trade war, 2. Rimpac exclusion of China based on SCS militarisation vs inclusion of Vietnam, which has more militarised islands, 3. Potential Chinese student exclusion Act, etc. ) only makes it easier for Chicom to have Chinese backing. The real power of the US is its softpower. That is being eroded at an accelerating pace in the eyes of mainland Chinese. You cannot hope to distabilise Chicom if over 1 billion people rally around it.
Hi, not yet but am trying to figure out how to do this. You can use google advance search to search it as a specific site but results not ideal. thanks for your patience
China's official position might be to not attack Trump, but that doesn't stop the ordinary citizens saying what they think in some of the WeChat groups I am in. WeChat chats have two common themes - painting Trump as a child, and having total faith in China's leadership to steer the country through the battle.
If you look hard enough you can find anything in China. What is your point? That there are coherent competent forces capable of anything other than letting off steam and taking cheap shots (for cheap cheers) in China? I doubt it.
Here on the ground in Beijing, in my unscientific sampling of young local businesspeople I spend time with, I'm feeling a marked shift this week toward nationalistic war-mongering. Nothing like a trade war to rally the troops - i.e., the public here.
Any outside pressure of this type (1. Trade war, 2. Rimpac exclusion of China based on SCS militarisation vs inclusion of Vietnam, which has more militarised islands, 3. Potential Chinese student exclusion Act, etc. ) only makes it easier for Chicom to have Chinese backing. The real power of the US is its softpower. That is being eroded at an accelerating pace in the eyes of mainland Chinese. You cannot hope to distabilise Chicom if over 1 billion people rally around it.
Hi Bill. New member, but long time reader. Will there be a possibility to
search the archive for key terms? Those of us who conduct research about
China might appreciate being able to quickly hone in on articles you’ve
referenced. I for one would like to be able to use a simple search to
quickly find articles you’ve linked to in the past year regarding trade and
finance issues.
Hi, not yet but am trying to figure out how to do this. You can use google advance search to search it as a specific site but results not ideal. thanks for your patience
China's official position might be to not attack Trump, but that doesn't stop the ordinary citizens saying what they think in some of the WeChat groups I am in. WeChat chats have two common themes - painting Trump as a child, and having total faith in China's leadership to steer the country through the battle.
There are also WeChat groups criticising the Supreme Leader.
If you look hard enough you can find anything in China. What is your point? That there are coherent competent forces capable of anything other than letting off steam and taking cheap shots (for cheap cheers) in China? I doubt it.
yes, seeing that as well