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day221 10 points ago +10 / -0

It's set up as a win-win scenario for China at this point. That was the plan all along, and it took them literally generations to get us here. The best case scenario for them though is still no violence. There's a chance we win or at least preserve some notion of freedom in part of the world, and that will always condemn them to be second best.

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shaven_llama 7 points ago +7 / -0

Absolutely the "best case" scenario is a Trump win even though it would result in months of chaos and a window of opportunity for China to grab a few of their goals (e.g., Taiwan). But that window of opportunity would close and China would be in a worse position long term.