how could this possibly backfirehttps://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1414971285160005634 …
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eigenrobot Retweeted Cold November Eddie
its fine to point out that "someone saying this" isnt like ccp policy straight from the politburo thats worth considering for sure idk being unable to easily separate policy from not policy is in some ways further worrisomehttps://twitter.com/random_eddie/status/1415383383446786054?s=19 …
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eigenrobot Retweeted Dedicating Ruckus
more explicitly this how does one respond to this as a foreign policymaker feels like a recipe for someone doing something stupid sooner or laterhttps://twitter.com/ded_ruckus/status/1415395476879253506?s=19 …
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Dedicating Ruckus @ded_ruckusReplying to @eigenrobotI think there is likely to be significant presence of 1. officially sanctioned threats issued through plausibly deniable organs for later disavowal, 2. regime-internal actors who get points for acting tough but do not have control over war policy6 replies 0 retweets 47 likesShow this thread -
in re: complaints this was maybe not CCP cc
@random_eddie https://www.newsweek.com/china-officials-share-viral-video-calling-atomic-bombing-japan-exception-theory-1609586 …pic.twitter.com/zTLmbP9Ijc
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Replying to @eigenrobot @random_eddie
eeeehhhhh this is a city party apparatus in Shaanxi it's like the mayor of a mid-sized city in Arizona sharing something deranged on Facebook, doesn't necessarily reflect national policy or the R / D party line
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it's probably indicative of a more deeply held strain of thought, though, ain't gonna contest that the PRC isn't largely nationalist
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i just hate how hard it is to know /anything/ about china
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