Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "" video.

  1.  @luishernandezblonde  To be fair to China, the US have been using threats on China for quite some time, way before Putin invaded Ukraine, it's hard to blame China for finding business in Russia and elseware when the US is trying to restrict trade with China. In any case, I think it's crazy to lump these countries together and should be treated as an individual case per country. China might have some hostile policies, but they are clearly not Russia, Iran or North Korea in the agenda they have, and I understand why the US would want to label them as such, because China is seen as a major threat to US power around the world, clearly, many countries from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, sees this as more of a US problem then problem for themselves, probably why most will likely play both sides off each other for their own benefit, a bit like how the US wants the EU to do US bidding on China, which clearly, there's a lot of resistance to that in Europe. In any case, it's clear that Russia is the clear threat and for two reasons, one they've invaded another country, and two, they've been interfering in western politics for over a decade now, especially in Europe and North America, and we in the west have been way too soft on Russia, probably what led to Putin invading Ukraine because we've been a soft touch.
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  2. Germany did, but I wouldn't say Europe, in fact, for Europe, they are seeing clearly on what the US is trying to do when it comes to China. China is seen as far more of a problem for the US then it is for the rest of the world, it's a geopolitical power struggle between the two, the US clearly wants the EU to do US bidding on China, but it makes more sense for the EU to do what's in its own interest when it comes to China, even if that hurts US interest. Don't get me wrong, I don't like many of the policies from China, but they are nothing like Russia, North Korea or Iran, and when it comes to China, it's far more of an issue for the US because of the balance of power around the world, for the EU and for a lot of the world, it probably makes more sense to play them both off each other for their own benefits, probably why the EU or a lot of the world isn't as hawkish on China as the US would like.
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  3. I don't think it makes much sense to band countries together, doing so could end up pushing far more of their policies closer together and it's better to treat the countries on an individual basis. China for instance is clearly not Russia, North Korea or Iran, which are mostly trying to cause trouble, and some in the west and especially the US sees China as a threat because it's a growing power. Now I'm not saying China doesn't have their own agenda and use some aggressive policies around the world, but when you look at others like Russia, they've invaded another country, they've also interfered in western politics for over a decade now especially in Europe and North America that I'm actually surprised that the west is still a soft touch on Russia, I mean yes, we've ramped things up a bit with the war in Ukraine, but considering how Putin has been interfering in western elections for around a decade now and the west did very little to push back on that, it made the west look weak, which probably led to Putin invading Ukraine. When it comes to China, I think we need to cool heads to not escalate things and to use diplomacy to cool things down, China after all could be far more powerful than Russia could be its economy behind it, so it doesn't make much sense to lump China in with Russia, North Korea and Iran, doing so could actually make things worse by backing China into a corner, which it's better to not go down that route. Also, when it comes to China, it's clear there's a big divide on people that support or are against them around the world, so cool heads are needed as China is far more of a problem for the US then it is for other and as for others like Europe, being more tactful on what trade we do with China would probably be wise to reduce the risk of dependency.
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  4. It wouldn't surprise me, if you back them into a corner, it could end up aligning a lot of the policies of those nations, when it makes more sense to treat them as individual countries on a case by case basis. Clearly China isn't in the same group as Russia, North Korea and Iran, but I suspect the US wants them to be because they see China as a real threat to the US, something that a lot of the world doesn't care about.
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