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Strong case for the prosecution. But so often when we accuse, we find our own sins in our adversaries (even when they genuinely are our adversaries' sins as well).
It's unbalanced, but a solid critique. The US legit squandered the soft power we once had, now stuff like this hits hard. The US has a great deal to repent.
But how persuasive to the world is a claim that what a hegemonic China might offer would in fact be a overall better?
We'll see.
via #PatrickLawrence
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/202302/t20230220_11027664.html
@interfluidity
I've wondered if they couldn't get quite some distance by pushing the PRC as leading a new, emissions reduction focused global economic order. It would be more than a bit aspirational at first; but they could definitely build a script around "America created Climate Change; China will solve it." and get a fair bit of traction internationally.
@laprice they could! but to do it credibly it would be very costly in terms of other goals, like fast growth. they can talk about per-capita and talk about how the west had its chance to grow on fossil fuels, all true. but besides being the world's green tech leader, they are also the world's largest emitter and unlike the diabolical west still growing their footprint.