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RE: [A Break For Politics] Why Trump/Mattis Duo's Strong Arming Won't Work with China
I'm going to have to agree completely with you in the fact that when dealing with the Chinese government, the show of force method is just absurdly ineffective. I personally feel, culturally speaking, it's just one of the farthest things from their minds when it comes to asserting dominance. They dont have this obsessive need to strut around like a peacock. I'll be interested to see if President Trump changes his strategy anytime soon.
I just don't think that it has any chance of success. The Chinese are obsessed with the idea of "saving face" and preserving their reputation, but "asserting dominance" through military show of force is not how you embarrass them. Economic sanctions, while an extremely ineffective measure against countries willing to starve their people, that aren't dependent on the US, such as North Korea, would be extremely effective against a rising economy like China. Economic pressure works with them, that's why we're enacting sanctions against them for their support of NK.
I'm glad I'm not speaking to a wall though, thank you for your comment.