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US officials: "We realize that efforts, implied or explicit, to shape or change the PRC over several decades did not succeed" (www.whitehouse.gov)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Holy fucking copium. The entire thing is "we're only interested in our national and strategic interests, but that's actually good for both parties".

The year began with the relationship at a historic low point. A year ago this week, a Chinese spy balloon traveled across the United States

Lmao

[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

historic low point

When your knowledge of China dates back to maybe the Nixon administration

[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago

That’s because when Biden brings up the 1940s, everyone collectively says ok boomer and asks why he’s not in a nursing home yet

[–] [email protected] 45 points 9 months ago (4 children)

holy shit why do they bring that up? i thought they decided to memory hole that entire pathetic tantrum...

incredible losers.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

It's funny because they legit admitted it wasn't a spy balloon months after they blew it up and then waited a while and went back to it after everyone forgot.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

Basically everyone I know wholeheartedly believe that the balloon was for espionage purposes.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Biden barely has shit on his resume from the past 4 years and a fuckton of his potential voter base hates him. They're trying everything to increase his chances.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

so...

he was a lifeguard at a pool
he shot down a very scary balloon

and this man has a good chance of winning the election, as i understand it. well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is actually the best version of his resume. The 60 years in between are not pretty at all

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nah, they’re still convinced PRC was trying to spy on the US

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

nah the PRC is spying on the US, they're right about that much. but they're spying using satellites and real spies, you know, adult stuff :D

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I’d be shocked if the U.S. wasn’t also trying to spy on the PRC

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They do, but their spies keep getting caught lmao

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

The liberalism keeps giving them away ☣️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

the US spies on its allies, of course it's gonna try to spy on china.