This is a paraphrase of a comment that I posted on Reddit some time ago:

China certainly exports ideology. For example, the notion of "mutually beneficial win-win cooperation" as opposed to the "zero-sum game". These types of ideals serve as the foundation for China-Global South (South-South) cooperation to industrialize and modernize former colonized and developing nations rather than simply exist as raw material exporters. This way, they can finally pry the grasp of the imperial core on their holdings and become an independent, sovereign power. You could consider that exporting "revolution" or "socialism".

Russia, one day; China, the next. Perhaps, Iran, after that?

Apple isn't innovative, anyways. They implement already-existing features onto their models for a slight upgrade, and sell it at monopoly prices.

Also, planned obsolescence...

Before I read the article, I had thought that the US was angry over an American company violating sanctions and helping Chinese companies.

But, nope! The US is angry that Chinese companies are...helping other Chinese companies to achieve national self-sufficiency.

https://twitter.com/CGHuangPingNY/status/1699536953312481688

An actual pocket telescope.

The resolution of the camera on the Mate 60 Pro is astounding. There's a short video on ~~Twitter~~ X of a side-by-side comparison of the Mate 60 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and it's shocking to see just how far Huawei has come.

https://twitter.com/ch_taliyan/status/1698194618486247835

US infrastructure is, like 50 years, behind.

Western propaganda is just really lazy, nowadays. No doubt that it's a symptom of neoliberalism-induced brain rot.

"Competition is good because it leads to cheaper prices for consumers", doesn't really work since it neglects the union of the state and monopolies to artificially charge higher prices for items of the same - even worse quality; while hindering competition that has the potential to change the status quo.

I mean—the US is trying to prevent the world from cooperating with China, Russia and other major economies because they know that they are incapable of competing due to their decades-long crusade of neoliberalism. Another example is the fossil fuel industry stalling for time against the wave of the renewable energy era; or the automobile industry lobbying against efficient public transportation.

The point is that the major neoliberal powers don't want competition to exist; they just want rent-seeking sectors that can earn them a treasure trove of money as fast as possible.

Why would this event possibly result in a civil war?

If he really is dead, then I can't say that I'm surprised; not after the adventurist stunt that he pulled off just a little while ago.

Here's to hoping that Europe can separate from the US and integrate with Eurasia 🥳