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China cares only about trade right now, they have no issue funding both sides of whatever conflicts are happening rn. Whether that changes in the future, we'll have to see
With whom they will trade once all allies are out?
I think their focus will be on developing markets in the global south
The USA will probably go after them in the future
I think the US will try to go after China in the future too, in an attempt in militarily dominate any opposition to their hegemony, the death throes of empire
Might happen sooner than anyone thinks, considering how fast this adminstration is spiraling towards complete collapse
And I think that's what's being criticized. The USSR had a stated goal of expanding communism worldwide, so I guess it made sense that they were quick to aid potential socialist allies like Cuba.
China, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have that same level of comradeship with other socialist and budding socialist nations, and are more focused internally.
OP seems to be taking issue with that. I guess it's their belief that they should be helping the working class worldwide.
In the case of Cuba, I was actually surprised how reluctant they were to send aid in Blowback Season 2, due to US aggression. But anyway
Yeah, China doesn't and I think it's certainly a valid criticism. If I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, I'd say China is focused solely on improving material conditions through trade. It seems like they're waiting for the US to collapse and for BRICS to overtake the G7 before they play an active role, if they ever do.
I kind of think pan-africanism and an American uprising will be more central to global revolution, with China as a model. But that's just a hunch of mine after reading Fanon