There are a lot of cultural things I dislike about China, but stupidity and being able to play the long game are not among them.
There are a lot of cultural things I dislike about China, but stupidity and being able to play the long game are not among them.
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They are not stupid, what they are is arrogant and ignorant.
As for the long game that only works is your goals are kept hidden. The goal of becoming a world power is falling apart. I suspect that China will have a new General Secretary of the CCP within a year.