>>Instead we see the same old strategy: sanctions in the hope of pro-democratic regime change, that only hurt the very people themselves.
Not a US citizen, but the US foreign policy is a relic of the past. Its really like peak Henry Kissinger 'Our way, or the highway' attitude, where everybody is supposed to fall in line or face invasion.
China offers a far more novel and attractive option to let people live as they like, as long as they can have peaceful coexistence based on mutual interests.
Empires and super powers often fall into this trap of trying to do everything and bullying everyone into submission. It might work for a while while you are at your peak. The issue is its impossible to sustain this forever.
Not a US citizen, but the US foreign policy is a relic of the past. Its really like peak Henry Kissinger 'Our way, or the highway' attitude, where everybody is supposed to fall in line or face invasion.
China offers a far more novel and attractive option to let people live as they like, as long as they can have peaceful coexistence based on mutual interests.
Empires and super powers often fall into this trap of trying to do everything and bullying everyone into submission. It might work for a while while you are at your peak. The issue is its impossible to sustain this forever.