Comments by "richie" (@richiesd1) on "Ian Bremmer: Will China Lead in a Post-Pandemic World? | Quick Take: Power Vacuum | GZERO Media" video.

  1. Update for Ian: For decades, Washington had the largest diplomatic network in the world. Now China does, boasting 276 diplomatic posts—including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions to international organizations. The United States’ network, meanwhile, stands at 273, down one post since 2017. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-11-27/new-geography-global-diplomacy Of course, it’s more nuanced than the number of embassies, but our diplomatic supremacy is far from assured. https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/475690-does-china-have-the-most-diplomatic-pull-on-the-planet
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  2. Jimmy Bobby, recognize Taiwan? I don’t know how the US can so that when the US itself recognized the PRC. The US was mad at Panama for dumping Taiwan, but they did so anyway.
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  3. mantis shrimp, yeah, but do spying and subversion build goodwill? There’s another article on US missteps https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/foreign-policy-challenges-persist-for-a-distracted-us-in-the-midst-of-pandemic/2020/04/10/2f72cf0a-7b45-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html
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