Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "Danny Haiphong" channel.

I just saw a Chinese presentation where they followed President Xi to a high school in San Francisco. I don't know what he expected to get from Biden or Blinken or the rest of the cold warriors from my generation and earlier, but I think he was definitely interested in the next generation of Americans. I know that one high school is a drop in the bucket, but it looks like he felt like it was worth showing up for. He said China would be inviting 50,000 students to come visit over the next five years. If their visits to China are as mind-blowing as mine have been, then maybe they can help move us out of this cheap B movie.
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The concept of self-determination is how we keep countries small and weak. We do this because small weak countries are easier to manipulate than large strong countries because they can be coerced to concede to our interests over their own. I wish I could credit this statement to Machiavelli, but unfortunately it's mine.
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Not sure that's accurate, but it's humorous. Xi has a lot more control over China than Biden has over the United States, but he still has to work within the confines of the Standing Committee. I'm also not sure that "dictator" is such a pejorative. What matters is what kind of a dictator one is. If a dictator looks after the best interests of the people against avaricious corporate interests or powerful political niche lobbyists, then the dictator is a perfectly desirable governor. What really matters are intention, corruption, and accomplishment. China's not perfect, and neither is Xi, but the people of China believe in Xi Jinping, and his position, whether it rises to the definition of dictator or not, is perfectly legitimate so long as that trust remains in place.
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