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What false narratives does China have about the US? You don’t seem to give any concrete examples. Whereas I can think of plenty of examples of American false narratives about China. Eg, that China’s “excess capacity” is a problem and China is to be blamed for unemployment in the US.
The US is undoubtedly trying to prevent China’s economic ascendancy. We can debate how much impact this actually has, but it is not a false narrative to identify US animosity towards China.
Thanks, good that you have written about it. I downloaded a sample from Kindle. Is the “false narrative” that American is in decline? First, people can reasonably have different views about whether American is in decline (after all, many Americans complain about their own decline), whereas the American narrative that China caused America’s decline (or is a threat to America) is objectively false. Second, China is not a homogenous society, many different contradictory views are expressed in China about America, and even if Chinese leader’s privately believe American is in decline, they certainly don’t go around spreading this narrative in the way that American leaders spread false narratives about China (eg in relation to Covid).
Finally, I really doubt Chinese leaders think America is in decline other than in a relative sense. But perhaps I am wrong on this.
Anyway, I do respect your views, especially your views on China’s economic challenges. And it seems to me your views on the clash of false narratives are sincerely held. Further, I haven’t actually read the entire book, and if I did, it might change my mind. At this stage, without having read your book (other than a sample of it), I really worry this is one of those “false equivalence” that I often come across from well meaning commentators, many of whom I respect. I personally think there is a strong American animosity towards China that is not reciprocated. And some of these “false equivalence” claims end up legitimising American aggression towards China, which I fear will be a disaster to all of us.
Thank you again for taking the time to offer such thoughtful feedback. I don't share your conclusion that mutual tendencies toward false narratives are a "false equivalence." The false narratives are obviously quite different on both sides but hat doesn't minimize their collective dangers as a growing risk to accidental conflict. Again, that is an argument I develop in detail in my latest book.
I feel the claim that there are equivalence between US and China in terms of “false narrative “ is itself false. 😂🤨
What false narratives does China have about the US? You don’t seem to give any concrete examples. Whereas I can think of plenty of examples of American false narratives about China. Eg, that China’s “excess capacity” is a problem and China is to be blamed for unemployment in the US.
The US is undoubtedly trying to prevent China’s economic ascendancy. We can debate how much impact this actually has, but it is not a false narrative to identify US animosity towards China.
See my book “Accidental Conflict “ where I lsy out China’s false narratives about the US in detail
Thanks, good that you have written about it. I downloaded a sample from Kindle. Is the “false narrative” that American is in decline? First, people can reasonably have different views about whether American is in decline (after all, many Americans complain about their own decline), whereas the American narrative that China caused America’s decline (or is a threat to America) is objectively false. Second, China is not a homogenous society, many different contradictory views are expressed in China about America, and even if Chinese leader’s privately believe American is in decline, they certainly don’t go around spreading this narrative in the way that American leaders spread false narratives about China (eg in relation to Covid).
Finally, I really doubt Chinese leaders think America is in decline other than in a relative sense. But perhaps I am wrong on this.
Anyway, I do respect your views, especially your views on China’s economic challenges. And it seems to me your views on the clash of false narratives are sincerely held. Further, I haven’t actually read the entire book, and if I did, it might change my mind. At this stage, without having read your book (other than a sample of it), I really worry this is one of those “false equivalence” that I often come across from well meaning commentators, many of whom I respect. I personally think there is a strong American animosity towards China that is not reciprocated. And some of these “false equivalence” claims end up legitimising American aggression towards China, which I fear will be a disaster to all of us.
Thank you again for taking the time to offer such thoughtful feedback. I don't share your conclusion that mutual tendencies toward false narratives are a "false equivalence." The false narratives are obviously quite different on both sides but hat doesn't minimize their collective dangers as a growing risk to accidental conflict. Again, that is an argument I develop in detail in my latest book.