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A Debate on China: Competitor, Adversary or Enemy?

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j) Installation of military weapons there

k) Bullying of Philippine fishing vessels

l) Naval forays into the Indian Ocean ostensibly to combat piracy, but really to expand its capacity for military operations

m) Buying up of newspapers serving the Chinese diaspora in order to eventually coerce and control its members too

D. Witness the statements of Xi Jinping who has stated that:

1. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is "blazing a new trail" for other countries seeking to modernize, while preserving their own sovereignty.

2. China is seeking a future where it will "win the initiative and have the dominant position."

E. What to Do about the China Threat?

1. Re-appropriate the values we say we honor, viz. freedom of press, religion, speech, assembly

2. Break up the alliance between China and the international economic elite

3. Punish U.S. companies that offshore jobs

4. Diversify U.S. supply chains

5. Bring production back to the U.S. and to democratic countries

6. Work with China on collective problems such as climate change

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