It’s popular in the West to conceptualize state behaviors based on certain value judgments, particularly when evaluating the rise of China. Viewed through the prism of Western values (which are still dominant), China’s arguments and behavior on various issues, even when based on solid historical facts, are seen as pale and valueless.
This singular deductive approach hinges on one assumption: since China is different and does not behave as we want, it is wrong, evil, or even “fascist.” And if China is assumed to be “evil,” that implies that every single claim — be it territorial, political or ideological — by other parties against China must be righteous and lawful. This approach quite often fails (or simply refuses) to understand why China is different and how China has been changing in the past decades, both domestically and internationally...To liberals, anything that isn't liberal is "fascist" in the sense of authoritarian, centralized, and nationalistic. Or else "socialist" or "collectivist." And Libertarians consider fascism and socialism to be one and the same.
The Diplomat
No, China Isn't 'Fascist'
Jin Kai
The problem is US hegemony. They want to control everything, worldwide, in one way or another. The rest of the world wants a multi-polar world where countries can control their own destiny without interference from the US. It all stems from the US vision of exceptionalism, thinking they have a monopoly on what is right and proper. They don't. It results in war on a grand scale. And sanctions are just war by other means.
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