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Re:China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths by Blackstone4 on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:08AM (#20037779)
It's not just about threatening the US, it's about bolstering the Chinese moral across the nation, building a belief that China is a resilient underdog and the world is against it but it will fight back.
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Re:China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths by ptah on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:16AM (#20037824)
that's exactly what the US propaganda also claims
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Re:China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths by _iyig on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:43AM (#20037985)
>China is a resilient underdog and the world is against it but it will fight back

U.S. propaganda is the mostly the opposite of this. We’re supposed to be an invincible freedom juggernaut who the whole world loves, including the poor, oppressed people of Iran/North Korea who generally love America [actually true in Iran, from what Persian friends tell me] and just want some drone-delivered democracy.

The reality is of course somewhat different.

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Re:China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths by NotPaidToPost on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:13AM (#20037811)
> China is a resilient underdog and the world is against it but it will fight back.

Which not inaccurate.

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