The tragic collapse of America’s ‘soft power’, reputation and influence almost across the entire globe is leaving a dangerous vacuum. Into this vacuum, cautiously, subtly, but steadily are moving the Chinese – with cash, with investment projects, with trade deals, secured access to oil and gas supplies in an energy hungry world, with military and policing support and with technology.
This is a gap which ought to be filled not by the Chinese dictatorship but by the free democracies of the Commonwealth, from both North and South, banded together by a commitment to freedom under the rule of law and ready to make real and common sacrifices in the interests of a peaceful and stable world and the spread of democratic governance in many different forms.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Chinese and Commonwealth friends
Apropos the post yesterday about the worldwide growth in harsh feelings towards Americans, take a look here at this British strategy piece. Via John Brown.
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What do you suppose he means by "sacrifices"? Not a word that is heard much, but it is in fact a radical proposal if understood in an honest fashion.
Good eye, Troutsky. That does seem promising. Environmental (and thus consumption, taxes, etc.), perhaps?
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