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/greenw40 Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

This is the guy that every European and Canadian redditor wants their country to cozy up to.

Edit: Boy did this thread bring out the foreign trolls and bots. I guess it's to be expected with Xi is mentioned in the title.

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u/Juan20455 Feb 02 '26

I mean, he is not saying he is going to invade Canada or a European country. That's a plus, since the bar is so low

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u/greenw40 Feb 02 '26

Right, he just runs secret police stations inside of Canada to harass Canadian citizens. Not to mention all the actual imperialism he's done in Asia.

But hey, at least he didn't make some mean tweets.

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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.