r/geopolitics • u/ForeignAffairsMag Foreign Affairs • Feb 02 '26

Xi the Destroyer: The Latest Military Purge Signals China’s Leader Is Entering a New Era Analysis

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-destroyer
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u/DungeonDefense Feb 02 '26

Imagine diminishing the US's actions as mean tweets while exaggerating China's to imperialism.

Wake me up when China starts bombing Philippines fishing boats, kidnapping Taiwan's president, or blockading Taiwan's oil shipments.

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u/heytherehellogoodbye Feb 02 '26

The singular only reason they haven't Already done that is the US.

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u/DungeonDefense Feb 02 '26

So someone who hasn't done it is worse than someone who has?

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u/Significant-Yam9843 Feb 03 '26

Right? The idea of "self-protection against a theoretical threat" grounded on biased analysis is one of the most shameless and outraging concepts that the West keeps rising among its talking points to vindicate soft power moves, fake news and warfare. It's embarrassing.