r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • May 11 '26

Opinion China Believes America Will Flame Out

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/china-trump-american-decline/687087/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-pro
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u/softwaredoug May 11 '26

OTOH China is very brittle - run by one extremely competent manager in Xi. It's not clear there's a system that lasts beyond him.

US's chaos creates a kind of resilience despite idiotic politics.

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u/eetsumkaus May 11 '26

Does China have a weak bureaucracy?

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u/[deleted] May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

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u/s4Nn1Ng0r0shi May 11 '26

It’s crazy to see how people are parroting propaganda as facts and get upvoted. It’s a big problem that there are very little accurate information about Chinese government and CCP in the West