Much of the trembling we see today in the West is exaggerated concern over the mere fact that China exists and is trying to win friends and grow its economy. As well, we have some deliberate distortions such as the alleged 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre thrown in to encourage more trembling.
Well, the issues aren't just friends and growth, but the choice of friends (all Axis of Evil and evil wannabe states) and their mercantilist policies that distort trade flows to our disadvantage. But I digress from the point of this post.
The "alleged 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre"? Is he effing kidding?
What is alleged about it? That it took place in Tiananmen Square? That it happened in 1989? That hundreds or even thousands were murdered by the Chinese Communist Party? That nobody's been able to prove that all those men and tanks were really from the PLA, and were just rabble rousers dressed and equipped in PLA stuff bought on the early beta version of eBay way back when?
I don't tremble at the idea of China's rise since I don't think they'll make the jump to global superpower.
I tremble at the ability of Westerners to suck up to thug states with no evidence of shame at all.
