From the beginning of the Zhou regime the overall strategy of the Neocons appears to have been a two-step program: 1) Browbeat China into submission, then pivot to 2) forcing Russian regime change via sanctions shock and awe. Presumably a third step would have followed: Pivot back to China to enforce total subjugation. As things turned out, the first two steps have been a total bust. To begin with, the Chinese—heirs of a proud civilization—took the Neocon attempts at browbeating very badly. So badly that they now refuse to even speak with the Zhou regime (there has been an exception—they recently did meet with the Commerce Secretary).
U.S. corporations and banks still need China (badly). And so it happens that they are fighting the Neocons who want to start WWIII or GW1 with Russia and China. "Jamie Dimon Gathers Business Elite in Shanghai Amid China-US Tensions" (h/t Phil Gibson @ QPOL (https://substack.com/@qpol):
Not lifting a 5 year old sanction on the current China Defense Minister smacks of complete incompetence. Or belligerence. Either way, a sharp, short rebuke is warranted by the Chinese.
Why is diplomacy so challenging for Neocons?
‘Cause they want war.
U.S. corporations and banks still need China (badly). And so it happens that they are fighting the Neocons who want to start WWIII or GW1 with Russia and China. "Jamie Dimon Gathers Business Elite in Shanghai Amid China-US Tensions" (h/t Phil Gibson @ QPOL (https://substack.com/@qpol):
https://archive.ph/2023.05.26-161958/https://www.ft.com/content/5a64ddc1-6e1a-4875-90c8-765b70738daa
Not lifting a 5 year old sanction on the current China Defense Minister smacks of complete incompetence. Or belligerence. Either way, a sharp, short rebuke is warranted by the Chinese.