Commentary
The United States should be concerned about communist China but not let fearmongering politicians use China to gain power and pursue bad policies.
The public of the United States often has a fearful and negative opinion of China. This is understandable due to the Chinese regime’s growing economic power, aggressive military posturing, human rights abuses, and the legitimate assumption that Beijing intentionally created the coronavirus.
Even though the regime is genuinely awful in its forced sterilizations of women, genocide, and aggression, an unreasonable fear often precludes the substantive study of Chinese history and culture. Most importantly, it prevents a proper assessment of Chinese military capabilities.
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