Are these critical Muslims in the room right now, Mr. NYT?

Mr. Putin, you're fired, sir.

why does the author keep writing "Mr. Putin" and "Mr. Xi", is there some kind of infatuation I don't see here?

Because that's how journalists refer to people. The first time they're mentioned, it's with their title, and after that it's by Mr/Ms. This isn't anything new.

LMAO, the same Muslim countries that liberals have to say are corrupt dictatorships that don't represent their people specifically because they approve of China's Xinjiang program???

Westoids in fucking shambles

It was a real three stooges situation behind the scenes

how many bourgeoisie does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One to suggest the idea to his colleague, one to outsource the order to a different firm, and then a third to order his worker to do it.

Please remember that the entire GDP of Russia is a small fraction of California's. They are in no position to declare a new world order. At best they can hope to be a vassal state of China.

"Okay, so I will attack you with my hypersonic missiles and underwater nuclear drones, and you try to defend yourself with your marvel movies and shit coins. Da? Davai."

Please remember that the entire GDP of Russia is a small fraction of California's. They are in no position to declare a new world order. At best they can hope to be a vassal state of Chin

Ok but which one of these places has an industrial capacity. GDP is a terrible measure of productivity because when you're comparing banks and finance shit to actual production it just shows how fake GDP actually is

If the USA could just get off the over-consumption kick we seem to be on and get off the crack pipe of cheap consumer products, and move our means of production to other places including the U.S. China may not be so bold. We've handed it to them all in the name of cheap labor and profit for the big corps...which actually isn't so cheap anymore anyway. Make them feel it. Get off of Tik-Tok too.

Yeah, just do it stupid

The "Reader picks" (most upvoted) seem astroturfed.

Consider who would comment on an NYT article. No astroturfing is needed.

Why we maintain so much manufacturing in China even now is a mystery to me.

Dumbass last commenter thinking China is an empire and of course going with the "China aging" talking point that most every other developed nation is facing atm.

Not one of these “leaders” was democratically elected in free and fair elections.

I don’t know enough about Russia except that Putin’s critics seem to keep getting defenestrated, but in what way are China’s elections unfair? People like the work that Xi is doing and are confident in his long-term vision, so he’ll keep winning until the electorate say otherwise. Where was this fuss when Merkel kept staying on as Chancellor?

But sure the US is free and fair when you have the ratfuckery of 2020 and Bush/Gore.

The WTO made a grievous mistake in allowing China to grow its vast wealth without conditions

china had to bend over backwards to meet the wto's thousands of pages of conditions

seem astroturfed.

well also, only the kind of person who pays for a NYT subscription can make those comments anyway

Yeah, the country with a working experimental fusion reactor is definitely cribbing notes from us on how to make a slightly more addictive cheese flavoring. Such cope

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