Missing businesswoman urges ex-husband not to publish book critical of China

Re:Missing businesswoman urges ex-husband not to publish boo... by adventured on Monday September 06, 2021 @09:59PM (#28440035)

It's astounding how incompetent the US has become at propaganda, compared to the peak of the Cold War with the USSR. The US is an obese fighter that hasn't stepped in the ring for a serious match in 30-40 years. If the US had any idea what it was doing, or what it is really dealing with in China, it'd be applying enormous propaganda effort to that very wedge.

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Re:Missing businesswoman urges ex-husband not to publish boo... by jessaustin on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:20PM (#28440155)

I agree with sibling that TPTB in USA might not actually want what they pretend to want in China. Even if they did, however, in any PR effort it helps to be preaching from a position of perceived authenticity and integrity. USA isn't really in that position anymore, even if we imagine we somehow did occupy it at some point in the past.

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Re:Missing businesswoman urges ex-husband not to publish boo... by CamperBob2 on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:13PM (#28440110)

Frankly, widespread social instability in China isn't in the US's interest any more than it is in Xi's. We are very dependent on them, and will be for some time.

The fallout from a massive propaganda campaign would be very bad for us if it were to fail to depose the CCP, and not much better for us if it were to succeed.

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Re:Missing businesswoman urges ex-husband not to publish boo... by baybal2 on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:31PM (#28440224)

> Frankly, widespread social instability in China isn't in the US's interest any more than it is in Xi's.

It is! The more time, and resources Xi has to spend fighting dumpster fire at home, the less it has to destabilise USA! A very simple truth.

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