The China narrative is pure nonsense. You always have guys like Gordon Chang pushing alternating stories about the coming collapse of China, followed by a scary hegemonic whatever.

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adastra22 3 days ago | parent [-]

Regardless of whether you believe the China narrative is true or not (that is to say, whether China will actually do this or not), it is driving US policy.

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Spooky23 3 days ago | parent [-]

Well, these guys have literally been saying the same crap for 30 years, so it’s a good bet they are full of it.

You’re reading a lot into the US right now. US policy in 2025 is more about which member of the whack pack is the alpha gorilla than anything else.

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		In the executive branch. Congress has more say in setting defense acquisition policy.