there is def a sense in which that’s “realistic and workable” but in a world where a coalition of their neighbors says “okay try it, lol”
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What do you mean by devolution of Central Asia? Xinjiang?
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like Tibet, Xinjiang, to a lesser extent other parts of Tarim Basin/Inner Mongolia it’s not like PRC is ideologically principled Wilsonian nationalism, so there is no equilibrium pt for their demands
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I don't think they have any ambitions to expand beyond there. They claim less territory than the ROC.
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:) well, what i’m telling you is that your gut instinct about how to tell whether Xi Jinping is a teddy bear doesn’t line up with the analysis ppl do to determine whether “just this once, honest” is consistent with evidence or BS (in general case)
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