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539 points maguay | 2 comments | 26 Aug 25 10:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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MangoToupe ◴[26 Aug 25 14:50 UTC] No.45027364[source]▶
Note that all our issues with china would be solved if we stopped pretending like they're our enemy.
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Stephen_0xFF ◴[26 Aug 25 20:17 UTC] No.45031806[source]▶
China wants to be number one and they have a good chance of doing it. Every nation’s leaders and people want that. It affords luxury and influence. The US understandably doesn’t want to lose their spot. It also helps making this an issue to give it a sense of urgency so things can get done — be it policy or innovation. There’s some game theory in there — e.g Prisoners Dilemma. Treating them as the enemy won’t lead to the optimal result, but if the US doesn’t and they do, it will lead to the worst result for the US. History is not filled with nations singing Kumbaya. I wish it was.
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1. roody15 ◴[27 Aug 25 00:03 UTC] No.45033858[source]▶
One could argue China may have already surpassed the US or at least equalled it on the world stage as of now. It will be interesting to see how historians view the rise of China and write about the emergence of a new super power.

Just a hunch and I am really going out on a limb here but I could see China wait another year or two and then step in and force a peace settlement in Ukraine. This would really show the world who the new super power is, as the US and Western powers have struggled with this conflict, a patient China could step in and reach a peace deal as they hold significant leverage over Russia.

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2. MangoToupe ◴[27 Aug 25 13:09 UTC] No.45039169[source]▶
China has always been a powerhouse economy. It's really just a blip where they were surpassed in the last two hundred years.