Interpreting The Appointment Of A US-Sanctioned General As China’s New Defense Minister
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There are many other officials with similar meritocratic credentials as General Li Shangfu’s for leading the People’s Liberation Army at this crucial moment in International Relations so China didn’t have to appoint someone who was sanctioned by the US. By doing so, it therefore also tacitly conveyed its conclusion that the hoped-for “New Détente” with the US was dealt a deathblow by last month’s balloon incident, thus removing any realistic possibility of those two entering into a series of mutual compromises anytime soon, if ever.
Interpreting The Appointment Of A US-Sanctioned General As China’s New Defense Minister
Interpreting The Appointment Of A…
Interpreting The Appointment Of A US-Sanctioned General As China’s New Defense Minister
There are many other officials with similar meritocratic credentials as General Li Shangfu’s for leading the People’s Liberation Army at this crucial moment in International Relations so China didn’t have to appoint someone who was sanctioned by the US. By doing so, it therefore also tacitly conveyed its conclusion that the hoped-for “New Détente” with the US was dealt a deathblow by last month’s balloon incident, thus removing any realistic possibility of those two entering into a series of mutual compromises anytime soon, if ever.