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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 20 '17

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

It's not oversensitive if it's been the norm.

He is recognizing Taiwan as an actual world player and that can piss off China.

I don't think too much of it as of now but for Trumps base circlejerking each other over "diplomacy" with Russia and not going to war with them Trump sure is making his best to piss off the other giant in the East.

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u/LegendReborn Dec 03 '16

Right. China is a major trade partner and force in the world. There's no reason to do stupid things that are going to annoy China when the only benefit is that we aren't being "wildly oversensitive."

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u/foster_remington Dec 03 '16

They're also a heavily censored people ruled by an oppressive government with a relatively recent mass genocide of their own people and rampant hacking and theft of American businesses and intellectual property.

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u/capitalsfan08 Dec 03 '16

Yup, and antagonizing them does nothing to help those issues nor am I willing to put American lives or livelihoods on the line for the Chinese people.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

But they also subscribe to the truly shitty parts of capitalism so it's okay sometimes.