Re: China\'s anti-satellite test
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"If anything, China has become more totalitarian in recent years"
This is simply untrue. The government has relaxed its hold in many areas of the country, especially those areas where capitalist economic arrangement pertain. And it stands to reason that, as more liberal economic policies proliferate, as well as more and more cultural contct with the outside world, that the outdated political arrangements will come under increasing pressure.
Anyway, since you feel China will be attacking us, what should we do about it? A preemptive strike?
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No, it's quite true; with increasing openness of capitalism in China in recent years has also come increasing government censorship and political repression. I'll try to dig up an article or two for you about it, but give me a couple days.
I don't think a pre-emptive strike would be a good idea to deal with the looming long-term Chinese military threat. That would probably be a terrible idea. Actually, I'm not sure what a good idea would be [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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