“I’m a sceptic that liberal values alone... outweigh the deeper trade relations between Europe and Asia.”
Indeed^ and this is precisely the problem. The US is behaving shamefully right now because our leadership does not understand (or value) that fact. However, this is precisely the point that I am trying to make: It is only people who have enjoyed post-war, liberal peacetime who think that trade relations should be able to threaten this whatsoever.
Chinese dominance does not yield the same life that US dominance yields (imperfect as it is).
Indeed^ and this is precisely the problem. The US is behaving shamefully right now because our leadership does not understand (or value) that fact. However, this is precisely the point that I am trying to make: It is only people who have enjoyed post-war, liberal peacetime who think that trade relations should be able to threaten this whatsoever.
Chinese dominance does not yield the same life that US dominance yields (imperfect as it is).
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