China is counting its wins from the Iran war
When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China's leaders were staring at the very real possibility of another friendly regime being decapitated, much like had happened with Venezuela only weeks before.
The view is quite different nearly four months later: the United States and Iran have reached an interim agreement after weeks of peace talks, but the regime in Tehran remains in place and the war is widely seen to have exposed the limits of American power.
Meanwhile, Beijing's own diplomatic clout has appeared to rise – as it's hosted a parade of foreign leaders and cast itself as a proponent of peace, even earning repeated praise from US President Donald Trump for its response to the war.
The world's second largest economy has also weathered the historic energy crunch triggered by the conflict better than many of its neighbors – in particular due to its copious strategic oil reserves and embrace of green tech and electric vehicles.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/china-counting-wins-iran-war-061926954.html
"Heckuva job Donny boy," Xi.
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Very soon, if not now, the leading world power will be or is China.
Their economy is growing. They are organized enough to respond to threats rapidly - like when they built hospitals in two weeks at the beginning of covid. They are rapidly adapting to the world of climate change.
They have faults. I wish they would free TIbet and leave Taiwan alone. But at least they confine their power grabs to contiguous neighbors.
The US tried to emulate the British Empire ("the sun never sets"
, with imperial military all over the globe. All this did was impoverish our population. And make global enemies.
We need to face reality and cope with this new world. If we withdraw from empire gracefully, we can still have a good life and be secure. Especially if we can take our wealth and power back from the tribillionaires.