China

[mcliu]

4 hours ago, Castanza said:

@nsx5200

So if history is any lesson here, I don't think the Chinese mindset is likely to have changed. The Chinese don't really do anything on a global scale unless it is a near certainty with hedges on their part, because they have been forever internal focused. Preservation over expansion has almost always been their moto. Do you think the ramp up in their fleets change this mindset? 

I think the difference today is the world is much smaller and China has an effective blueprint from the US and UK for projecting power.

[Castanza]

27 minutes ago, mcliu said:

I think the difference today is the world is much smaller and China has an effective blueprint from the US and UK for projecting power.

Hmm

 

I don’t disagree but question whether they are looking for another model. China has 3,000 years of staying power. America has 248 years, and Europe has a checkered history of “success” since 1066. 
 

Or are you referring to, talk softly and carry a big stick? 

[Spekulatius]

China is a lot more outward looking than it used to be. The world is indeed a smaller place and everyone can trade with each other or make war for that matter. They clearly want to become a hegemony, at least in Asia and Africa, if not on the entire world. Keep in mind that communism has it in its DNA to spread and Xi Jinping is a communist.

Edited 1 hour ago by Spekulatius