r/neoliberal • u/Independent-Low-2398 • Oct 08 '24

America is losing South-East Asia to China News (Asia)

https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/10/03/america-is-losing-south-east-asia-to-china
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u/ModsAreFired YIMBY Oct 08 '24

Harris said yesterday that the greatest adversary to the US is Iran. I don't think the pivot to Asia is happening anytime soon.

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u/No_Switch_4771 Oct 08 '24

That is only ever true in a world where Israeli interests supercedes US ones. 

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u/anton_caedis Oct 08 '24

Iran has the blood of Americans on its hands and plays a key role in destabilizing the region. But yes, it's all Israel's fault, as usual.

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u/redsox6 Frederick Douglass Oct 09 '24

Should the priority of the US government be revenge, or promoting US interests? They're often not the same thing. China certainly prefers the US spending time and resources on settling scores with militants while the Chinese aggressively pursue their national interests.