China asserts its power to the detriment of neighboring countries in almost every aspect of life.
Their disregard for others and for the environment is staggering and on a staggering scale.
There are very few countries who can even come close to that - probably only the US qualifies. Even then, China has twice the CO2 emissions than the US, more than three times the emissions of the entire EU, and more than a magnitude more CO2 emissions than coal dependent countries like Germany. Furthermore, China's CO2 emissions are also higher than any other country in history.
China fishes illegally and under false flags all over the world, using a government sponsored fishing fleet.
This is all because the CCP needs to ensure progress in welfare which would be threatened by shortages in meat or fish. Otherwise, the Chinese citizens would perhaps not continue to accept the repressive regime.
But do we smaller countries accept these transgressions? Fishing the territorial waters of smaller states empty should be considered an act of war - which it would be if it weren't for China's relative power distance compared to local neighbors.
All of this is frankly unacceptable and needs to be called out. Small countries need to band together and present China with a strong opposition. This should and can not depend on the US. We need to learn from history. The increasing imperialism by the CCP should be a warning!
There are very few countries who can even come close to that - probably only the US qualifies. Even then, China has twice the CO2 emissions than the US, more than three times the emissions of the entire EU, and more than a magnitude more CO2 emissions than coal dependent countries like Germany. Furthermore, China's CO2 emissions are also higher than any other country in history.
China fishes illegally and under false flags all over the world, using a government sponsored fishing fleet.
This is all because the CCP needs to ensure progress in welfare which would be threatened by shortages in meat or fish. Otherwise, the Chinese citizens would perhaps not continue to accept the repressive regime.
But do we smaller countries accept these transgressions? Fishing the territorial waters of smaller states empty should be considered an act of war - which it would be if it weren't for China's relative power distance compared to local neighbors.
All of this is frankly unacceptable and needs to be called out. Small countries need to band together and present China with a strong opposition. This should and can not depend on the US. We need to learn from history. The increasing imperialism by the CCP should be a warning!