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Re:Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail by FpUser on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:13PM (#46947825)
>"China as an adversary and strategic competitor."

Nut sure about adversary. As for strategic competitor - this is normal state of affairs. Countries do compete and it is healthy

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Re:Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail by nradov on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:24PM (#46948017)
Be sure. The US national security establishment absolutely considers China to be an adversary. Look for terms like "pacing threat" when they discuss military acquisition programs.

This is an existential issue. Health has nothing to do with it.

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Re:Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail by FpUser on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:34PM (#46948150)
>"The US national security establishment absolutely considers China to be an adversary"

I think any country that does not agree that the US should rule the world and is able to challenge it is considered an adversary.

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