Xi Jinping basically states "you want war...ok...we want that smoke!"

 Thanks to Remington Steele for the link!

On Monday, Xi Jinping introduced a 24-character phrase that is likely to develop into the new 🇨🇳 foreign policy mantra.

What is it?
Why is it relevant?

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— Moritz Rudolf (@MoritzRudolf) March 9, 2023

Compare this to Deng Xiaoping's 24-character strategy

冷静观察 Observe calmly
稳住阵脚 secure our position
沉着应付 cope with affairs calmly
韬 光养晦 hide our capacities and bide our time
善于守拙 be good at maintaining a low profile
决不当头 never claim leadership

— Moritz Rudolf (@MoritzRudolf) March 9, 2023

Wow.

The US military has been talking about competition and conflict for the past two years and now China is saying cool.  

We're down with that noise.

I'm not a bible thumper or a peacenik (do they even still say that), but a war with China NOW will be terrible for both sides.

I think it'll break both countries and will facilitate that multipolar world so many elites fear because of the huge power vaccum.

Oh and make no mistake.  MANY NATIONS WILL CHEER A WAR BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA!

That will be the opening many need to charge forward and assert influence.

If China is taking this stance then war is all but certain.  All the happy talk of "competition" is as hollow as it sounded and the prep for a big time war better begin in earnest.

If we were smart (and we're not), we'd toss the Ukraine war issue over to the Europeans and focus 110% on the no holds barred fight thats coming.

We won't but we should.