CCP is terrible at PR like you can do this or you can tell a Peaceful Rise story where everyone you rule with an iron fist likes you but really not both at the same time https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-signals-plan-to-take-full-control-of-hong-kong-realigning-citys-status/2020/05/21/2c3850ee-9b48-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html …
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Replying to @RogueWPA @GabrielRossman
main cost probably the possibility of spooking other neighbors to the point that they take an anti-Sino alliance seriously
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Replying to @RogueWPA @GabrielRossman
don't forget Obama's broader planned Pivot to the pacific that somehow never happened because idk affordable care act or Libya or something
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Replying to @petergodofsky @GabrielRossman
I'm skeptical EU has the balls to do anything Their only contribution would be economic and the liberals seem unlikely to risk a hit when nationalists are poised to take over (and if they did what do they care about china being bad)
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Group of Five + One Japanese honorary Anglos
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Replying to @petergodofsky @GabrielRossman
sadly it doesnt hold in the other direction
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