X : I can& #39;t work out whether you& #39;re pro or against China?
Me : Depends upon what we& #39;re looking at. I& #39;m all in favour of learning economic lessons and gameplay from China but I also view it as an existential threat to our values which themselves need to adapt / to evolve ...

X : So, is that for or against?
Me : It means both. There is no simple binary here but then that& #39;s true in most aspects of life. Simple binaries only generally exist when a few are trying to rally the many to a cause which is in the interest of the few. The whole them vs us etc.

X : But you& #39;re on the side of freedom?
Me : Define freedom? In terms of freedom from economic slavery then China is raising more from extreme poverty than the West. It& #39;s also likely to push on inequality durng 2021. In other areas its human rights are awful (to a West viewpoint).