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[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

The Chinese ruling class works in its own best interests and no one else's. If you trade the USA for China, the world will be different, but it won't necessarily be better.

This tweet is also being misinterpreted. This ambassador means exactly the opposite of what people here think he is saying. He is trying to discredit the idea of an Uyghur genocide, not establish an equivalence.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

but it won't necessarily be better.

I highly doubt it would be worse.

[–]NeoRail 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Independence and self-confidence would be better than both.