Name: Chinese Military Might vs Washington’s Asymmetrical Tools of Empire
Uploaded: 2025-01-11T13:17:32+00:00
Duration: 49 min 12 s
Description: Until China (along with Russia and Iran) can protect its partners from America’s ability to “bully and cajole” them, Washington’s asymmetrical tools of empire will remain an existential threat to Chin

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Until China (along with Russia and Iran) can protect its partners from America’s ability to “bully and cajole” them, Washington’s asymmetrical tools of empire will remain an existential threat to China no matter how significant its conventional military power may be.

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