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Hong Kong moved faster than I expected. The response to global pressure re Xinjiang was interestingly “deep” as in co-opting the population through media control etc. And where Russia only has ransomware, China can hold the global supply chain directly ransom at least briefly.
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You are underselling Russia. Russia has energy (which could bypass a US Naval blockade of China) & better high-end (ie jet engines) weapons designers. If China hopes to challenge US hegemony in an open kinetic confrontation they will have to coordinate their actions with Russia.