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When the ‘law of the jungle’ replaces international norms ’no sovereign nation is safe’: Xinhua commentary.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260104070333/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3338661/china-calls-maduros-immediate-release-accuses-us-breaching-international-law


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[–] faizalr@piefed.social 123 points 2 months ago

I agree with China.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 74 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And when China of all places has the balls to tell you this, you know you done messed up.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is international diplomacy 101 for China.

They're very vocal about the perceived infractions of others, while refusing to acknowledge their own.

Its more about shaping the perceptions of their own citizens than whatever foreigners might think.

In this case, theyre dead right ofc.

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 30 points 2 months ago (19 children)

They're very vocal about the perceived infractions of others, while refusing to acknowledge their own.

Its more about shaping the perceptions of their own citizens than whatever foreigners might think.

Unlike the US. /s

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 68 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Trump has only set a precedent for China. If the rest of the west doesn’t do shit about this, which they won’t, China will just follow Trumps playbook. Don’t be surprised when Xi will order the kidnapping of the Taiwanese president.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The fact that they went with “Trump broke international law” instead of “America's unilateral actions validate our unilateral actions” gives me some hope (for lack of a better word) that they're going for a diplomatic / economic victory by trying to take the vacated US place as “leader of the free world” instead of going full Trump/Putin on a world that's already got enough shit to deal with.

The end point is still the same, of course, and I'm pretty sure it's not a very good one from an European citizen's point of view, but at least this would take longer and be less violent overall, and might help defuse Putin and Trump.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

the US is making it more easy than ever for China to set itself up as the new world reserve currency/police/center of stability.

china works towards china's self interests, they're predictable but ultimately easy for the west to respond to if they stop ratfucking for a split-second.

you can't say remotely the same for the US, the US is an abusive partner that smacks you around for 4 years then gaslights you things are different (while still smacking you around) for 4 years, repeat

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

China will just follow Trumps playbook.

Why would they do that? His playbook is dumb and routinely backfires.

Seems like they're stick with their existing playbook as it has been far more successful

[–] rando895@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is okay to accept that the US is bad. You don't have to cope by saying "ohhh yeah but wait until China!"

[–] Postimo@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 months ago (19 children)

1234th time the US has forcibly instituted a regime change in another country: "Oh great! Imagine what the bad countries will do now that this is allowed."

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[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I love how American minds work. "We did a terrible thing, this is bad because China might do the same!!" Meanwhile China hasn't dripped a bomb in decades.

Fucking liberals.

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[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Lmao what an insane whataboutism, akin to "the crazy screaming guy that stomps over the neighborhood just took another person hostage. So watch out for the quiet neighbor that has done nothing wrong for my entire life time, they'll probably start taking hostages any minute too."

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 2 months ago

USA acknowledge and support One China Policy when it became convenient for corporations, under Carter. Now it's inconvenient for the same businessmen and regular people continue to dance on the strings of the uberwealthy puppetmasters and the rich who leave nations because of personal wealth either being affected or potentially affected. Same with Batista Cubans, Venezuelan and Chinese expats.

And there is also a reason so many Vietnam vets now reside in Vietnam, full time.

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 61 points 2 months ago (4 children)

China isn't wrong.

Hey, what about those Epstein files?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The US has been scheming on taking Venezuela for at least two decades. But you are very smart for pointing out this action was a distraction from the pedo files.

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[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Is it time to build an allie to stop Orange Hitler? Nah, let's wait until he takes Greenland and Panama next.

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

"No sovereign nation is safe"

Indeed! but you're in the jungle now, baby

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like, I think what the US has done is illegal, but it's pretty rich coming from the country of hostage diplomacy.

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[–] Marasenna@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 months ago

Common China W.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wait until Putin says something I have to agree with. What a world we live in, where the US is suddenly the revisionist state, not complying with world order

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 19 points 2 months ago

Perhaps we're not used to it blatantly being displayed. This is who the US is, was, and unless addressed successfully, always will be.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Russia already condemned the US' actions in this.

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