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minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoWhy wouldn’t they be? China has been a major player in international politics for a long time.
minus-squarezephorah@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoI’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-212 days agoStill a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.
Why wouldn’t they be? China has been a major player in international politics for a long time.
I’m not saying it isn’t expected. But it is notable in that it isn’t a democratic nation running the show.
Neither is the US
Still a hell of a lot more democratic than China is. I get what you’re saying but there’s still a long way to fall from our flawed democratic institutions.