Milquetoast vs. The Dragon
( Milquetoast vs. The Dragon) There are certain human interactions that should be limited, especially when it comes to geo-politics. The G-20 Conference has convened in Bali and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is there with President Joe Biden. When the two "leaders" held a conference together, Biden expressed American concerns over Hong Kong, Taiwan, the war in the Ukraine, and human rights abuses. The President expressed his hope that the United States and the Peoples' Republic could work collectively to resolve the global crises of food security, and Biden's favorite, climate change. Nothing about the origins of covid. For his part, the Chinese Premier listened politely. He shook hands with his American counterpart but the reality of what he will be taking from Bali will have nothing to do with what he and Biden discussed. Hong Kong, Taiwan, what happens in the western interior, are the exclusive purview of Beijing. It has always been Xi's intention to have China su...