Oh, goody. Is China on the verge of another one? Because, you know, the last one worked out so well.
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This seems like it might be related: Japan is getting worried about China.
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Gee, we may see $2/gallon gas again after all 🙂
often sub-agencies like the equivalent of the Coast Guard take provocative steps on their own authority without clearing it with higher ups.
Wow. Is it me or does lpc1998 in the comments section of the Forbes article sound like one of those professional Party commenters I’ve read the Chinese government replies to control narrative?
That last paragraph of his does tend to eliminate any doubt:
it is better there be a Cultural Revolution than one Chinese Gorbachev
Better to kill millions less they contemplate the liberty to do things contrary to the needs and requirement’s of China’s national condition.
I’m not surprised that Japan got concerned. China did after all settle a dumb accident around the Senkaku Islands (which is the site of a long running territorial dispute between China, Japan, and other countries in the area) by banning rare earth exports to Japan. It’s pretty obvious that China plays here with a heavy hand and probably will do more of the same as they’re able to.