By the way, the whole evil US empire PR campaign matters zilch when we're comparing the PRC to the ROC.
We are a neutral third party involved for money. But you have to make the case that the PRC offers a better system and a better way of life for the world than the ROC. You think the US is on an ego trip about wanting to be number one, and that's completely missing the point. We don't care if China is richer than us. We are happy for China that things have gotten better since Mao died. We love China. We relate to China. Half our states are going to side with the PRC. We (my half of the US) just don't want to get taken over by communists, same as everyone else bordering the Pacific and plenty of Chinese themselves, enough for you to lose the war, so we're doing this and we'll try to make it quick and we're going to discover a bunch of amazing new technologies and it'll be fun.
By the way, the whole evil US empire PR campaign matters zilch when we're comparing the PRC to the ROC.
We are a neutral third party involved for money. But you have to make the case that the PRC offers a better system and a better way of life for the world than the ROC. You think the US is on an ego trip about wanting to be number one, and that's completely missing the point. We don't care if China is richer than us. We are happy for China that things have gotten better since Mao died. We love China. We relate to China. Half our states are going to side with the PRC. We (my half of the US) just don't want to get taken over by communists, same as everyone else bordering the Pacific and plenty of Chinese themselves, enough for you to lose the war, so we're doing this and we'll try to make it quick and we're going to discover a bunch of amazing new technologies and it'll be fun.