That is interesting.

**From a WSJ article:** "There was a broad consensus that economic liberalization in China would lead to political liberalization—that did not happen,” Mr. Blinken said. “There is no doubt that [China] poses the most significant challenge of any nation-state in the world to the United States.”

"Mr. Blinken said he supports Tuesday’s finding by Mike Pompeo, the current secretary of state, that China has committed genocide in Xinjiang with its policies toward the Uighur ethnic group; he backed military and global diplomatic support for Taiwan as it faces pressure from Beijing; he questioned the future of Hong Kong as a center for global businesses; and he echoed President Trump and others in criticizing China for misleading the world about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, contributing to its spread."

“President Trump was right in taking a tougher approach to China. I disagree very much with the way that he went about it in a number of areas, but the basic principle was the right one, and I think that’s actually helpful to our foreign policy,” Blinken told senators.

hmmmm very, very interesting

Certainly is.

i'm curious to see blinken's policy against china

and how long does he actually last in the admin

At the very least, I think Biden's foreign policy advisors are far more credible than on the domestic front

perhaps so

i shall be cautiously hopeful, but blinken would probably only have certain "soft" policies that are approved by biden & china if he wants to last long

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. Trump did a pretty good job.

In practice, this probably means genocide conviction, sanctions against IP theft, etc.

Trump's trade war was a complete mess

i'll take what i get, but i'm not trusting blinken. imo trump wasn't as tough as china as he could, but something is better than nothing

Trump was the best on China then most presidents in the past. The last thing we need is some softy.

@Benjamin. Do you think the trade war was successful?

personally? i'm not sure because i've mixed info on this. but i support any effort against china

Exactly.

Well then you get a nasty paradox. Trump's America First doctrine and blatant isolationism meant we lose our allies who could aid us in this fight. Then, China can sneak their way into smaller European and Asian countries we used to be helping

we're in a rock and a hard place anyway tbh

if we don't go against china, we will keep be hollowed out slowly and slowly. if we go against china, we pissed off allies

so it depends on each person. some thinks it's better to die slow but still keep allies, others think it's better to put a stop to the bs consequences be damned

we dont need allies <:GoldenKek:797863764002209812> <:GoldenKek:797863764002209812>... why di3 a sl0w p@inful d3ath instead of going down fighting with a chance to win. look at the h0ng k0ng pr0t3st3rs
i typed like this so i dont get another email saying i glorified violence

Did it happen 😭😭😭

19min

idk... i dont see a live feed yet... "in minecraft"

So poll taken in the last hr over here in the uk where can I post a image

@Ender87 so 29 mins till Harris is President

this makes me very very happy

🤣

I love Democracy.

@Pédro told u Brits are Base

I love the Republic.

meh... u get the baste role not quite based

Lol we r more based than US in 19 mins 🤣

Lol we still have boris flip flopping tho

He will meet his end soon

well it because all of the invisibility mods

He needs to pulls his boots up or move on grr slow mode

@stuwoac nah fk all that we need the Crusades

My teacher was just making us watch the *”inauguration”*. I said in chat that my connection was acting up, and I may be cut from the call.
Waited for a bit, took notes of what was happening.
And left. C:

Nice.