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  • Altofaltception@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    There’s a reason the US is targeting China from various fronts (trade restrictions, sanctions, etc.). China is a powerhouse and the US is terrified of being left behind.

    • sir_reginald@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I don’t get why you’re getting dowvoted. I guess there are a lot of Americans over here. But your statement is absolutely true. The US attempts at restricting China’s access to various technologies only make sense if they feel threatened by them.

      • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
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        9 months ago

        It just could be, maybe, military posturing.

        Because I don’t remember any restrictions for as long as China didn’t intend to start the WW3.

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          9 months ago

          china is not the country participating, directly or indirectly, in a handful of pretty destabilizing wars right now.

          dunno why they are the ones being accused of wanting to start ww3

      • wikibot@lemmy.worldB
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        9 months ago

        Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

        The Thucydides Trap, or Thucydides’ Trap, is a term popularized by American political scientist Graham T. Allison to describe an apparent tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to displace an existing great power as a regional or international hegemon. The term exploded in popularity in 2015 and primarily applies to analysis of China–United States relations. Supporting the thesis, Allison led a study at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs which found that, among a sample of 16 historical instances of an emerging power rivaling a ruling power, 12 ended in war. That study, however, has come under considerable criticism, and scholarly opinion on the value of the Thucydides Trap concept—particularly as it relates to a potential military conflict between the United States and China—remains divided.

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    • Wanderer@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      China is doing a lot of shady stuff though.

      If the US really wanted to resolve it they would do more about patient infringement and spend more money on research.