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Originally Posted by activeStick
Hmm I actually view China differently. I don't think they have a desire to get into any sort of war with the West or to invade and conquer foreign land and foreign people. I feel like they'd be fine if the West didn't try to influence the world's view on China's policies and how they govern the people of China. A bit of a mind your own business because we don't care about what you do to your people in America.
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The West cannot ignore China when China is using its economic weight to pressure our businesses to act on their behalf in terms of censoring and free speech and whatnot. The West cannot ignore Chinese human rights violations because to avoid a slip into autocracy and bigotry we need to keep advocating for democracy and tolerance. America, in particular, needs those reminders now more than it has in other recent years. "Just stay out of China's business" is an impossible solution, and thus not a solution at all.